'Capital Brutalism’ (retitled from Brutal DC) National Building Museum
June 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025

'Brutal DC’
Southern Utah Museum of Art
October 23, 2023, through March 2, 2024

'Capital Brutalism’ is a design exhibition co-curated Dr. Angela Person and myself. It explores the history, current state and conceptual future of notable brutalist buildings in Washington DC. The exhibition is comprised of archival documents, contemporary photography (by yours truly) and conceptual redesigns by leading architectural firms. Conceptual redesign, “reimaginings”, contributors include; Studio Gang, Brooks + Scarpa, Gensler, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, BLDUS and School of Architecture at UNLV.

The exhibition is currently showing at the National Building Museum in Washington DC through June 30, 2025.

Press

A segment that aired on CBS Saturday Morning last weekend said of the exhibition, “At the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., the city’s much maligned concrete beacons of Brutalism are getting a fresh look.” 

The Wall Street Journal said, “Capital Brutalism” does what an exhibition of recent architecture should do, which is to take something that has become familiar, commonplace and discolored by decades of auto exhaust and help us to see it with fresh eyes.

The Washington Post called the exhibition a “fascinating, sometimes tongue-in-cheek look at sites the show calls the past, present and potential future of brutalism in Washington.”

Bloomberg City Lab said the exhibit offers “provocative solutions for some of the city’s least-understood buildings.”

Washingtonian Magazine said, “A New Exhibit Asks You to Reconsider How Much You Hate Brutalism.”

The Federalist called it “An intelligent, provocative show”….“Capital Brutalism is a history show and a design show, but it stimulates thinking and especially the imagination.

The Georgetowner said, “Exhibitions like this one and articles putting the style in a positive light are on the upswing.”

Smithsonian Magazine called it, the largest-ever survey of Washington’s Brutalist architecture.”