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[[Image:Bostoncityhall.jpg|thumb|Boston City Hall, an example of brutalism using ''béton brut''.]]

'''''Béton brut''''' ({{IPA-fr|betɔ̃ bʁyt}}, ''raw concrete'') is [[architecture|architectural]] [[concrete]] left unfinished or roughly-finished after pouring and left exposed visually.  The imprint of the wood or [[plywood]] forms used for pouring is usually present on the final surface.

The use of ''béton brut'' was pioneered by [[Auguste Perret]] and other modern architects. It was used in such buildings as [[Unité d'Habitation]] in the early part of the twentieth century.  It flourished as a part of the [[brutalist architecture]] of the 1960s and 70s. This largely gave way to [[structural expressionism]] as steel structures became more advanced and practical. Wood-imprinted concrete is still popular in landscaping.

==Examples==
*[[The Evergreen State College]]
*[[Boston City Hall]]
*[[Royal National Theatre]], London
*[[Unité d'Habitation]]
*[[Habitat 67]]
*The main branch of the [[Orange County Library System]] in [[Florida]]

==See also==
*[[Brutalist architecture]]
*[[Truth to materials]]

==External links==
*[http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/Brutalist.htm Examples of use in brutalist buildings in Ontario]
*[http://www.stonemoldova.ro Beton Amprentat]

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