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BRUTALISM

TypeAI Films
ToolRunway Gen-3 Alpha
Year2025

BRUTALISM – A Visual Study

By Christophe Gouazé

In this ongoing visual experiment, I explore the raw poetry of brutalist architecture through the lens of AI-generated imagery and video. Using Frames – Runway and Runway GEN-3 Alpha, each image and sequence captures a silent tension between structure and atmosphere. From rain-soaked concrete to fog-drenched silhouettes, this series reflects on resilience, erosion, and the beauty found in mass and minimalism. The soundtrack was created using Udio, adding an immersive sonic texture to the visual journey.

Photo Series

1. Brutalism

Mass, silence, presence. These brutalist structures dominate the frame and carve their identity in shadow and stone.

Brutalist concrete block silhouetted against a violet dusk sky Raw concrete facade lit orange by the low sun Twin concrete towers seen from below against a dusk sky Corner of a concrete building with lit windows under a blue sky

2. Brutalism in the Rain

Rain cascades over monolithic surfaces. Concrete becomes alive, touched by time, weather, and weight.

Monolithic concrete facade with water cascading down it in the rain Looking up a concrete tower with protruding blocks under a grey sky Rain sweeping across a concrete rooftop plaza with a city skyline behind Concrete tower seen from below in heavy rain

3. Brutalism by Neon Night

At night, cold neon light meets rough concrete. Brutalism becomes futuristic, cinematic, almost unreal.

Concrete corridor in fog cut by a red neon line Concrete wall in fog traced by red neon lines Concrete interior lit by a pink neon tube and hanging cables

4. Nature Reclaims

Vines and moss take back the walls. Nature reshapes what man once built, gently, persistently, poetically.

Concrete beams overtaken by climbing greenery Ferns growing from the edge of a concrete slab against a blue sky Concrete facade covered in climbing plants at dusk Moss and grass growing from the joints of a concrete wall

5. Brutalist Ruins

Broken yet standing. These ruins tell of time, collapse, and a strange form of survival.

Concrete blocks breaking apart and lifting into golden light Fragments of concrete suspended in cold blue darkness Collapsed concrete slabs with light falling through the debris Ruined concrete structure with graffiti and exposed scaffolding

Watch the Film

This short film brings together all the above environments through motion and sound.
Video generated with Runway GEN-3 Alpha. Music composed with Udio.

AI is the tool, intention is the architecture.

Christophe Gouazé
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