Badlands Brutalism

When I was studying architecture, one of my favorite styles was one that was really unpopular with all my fellow students: Brutalism. I liked the fact that those buildings had surfaces that looked like they would cut you if you touched them, but were simultaneously beautiful and inviting. I guess whatever part of my brain that draws me to that sort of thing is why I love the Badlands of South Dakota so much. It's hard to imagine more brutal terrain, but to my eyes it's also absolutely beautiful and other-worldly. Even the plant life that is badass enough to survive there has the same don't-mess-with-me look to it.