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If you\u2019ve been waiting for a nuanced portrayal of an architect on the big screen \u2013 away from the usual character clich\u00e9s of mysterious love interest vs megalomaniacal genius \u2013 then your time has come. With the release of Oscar-tipped film The Brutalist<\/i>, the architect, it seems, is front and centre.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film has even fed into the latest creative take from our very own cultural icon, Louis Hellman. So here is Trump, hulking on the AJ\u2019s cover this month, enthroned on the brutalist Southbank Centre, oil drill in hand. Trump, it seems, is everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

Megalomaniac? Genius? The former property mogul\u2019s cultural impact is already profound. Witness the impact on global climate crisis measures, international aid and diversity initiatives, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n

Architecture and power have always gone hand-in-hand, of course (even if power hasn\u2019t been grasped by the profession itself). So perhaps we shouldn\u2019t be surprised that one of the US president\u2019s initial executive orders for his second term, Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture, demanded that designs for all new federal public buildings respect \u2018traditional and classical architectural heritage\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

And, ever the real-estate guru, Trump\u2019s designs on Gaza have made news around the globe. In an interview with US broadcaster Fox, he said of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip: \u2018Think of it as a real estate development for the future\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, before Hellman\u2019s cover cartoon came through, we were focused on another visual representation of culture. It is a beautiful photograph, by Gareth Gardner, of Nissen Richards Studio\u2019s work for a new permanent exhibition at The Jersey Museum and Art Gallery. It shows an ancient book, in a glass case, opened and lit from above (see below<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our film reviewer Rob Fiehn loved The Brutalist<\/i><\/a>, by the way. His personal response to it feels particularly resonant: \u2018We go on a journey with an immigrant fleeing persecution and finding his way in a strange land that instinctively wants to reject his ideas and approach. Suddenly, The Brutalist<\/i> doesn\u2019t feel like a period piece anymore.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

The February edition of the AJ is out now. Subscribers can read the digital edition here<\/a>, or copies of the printed magazine can be purchased\u00a0here<\/a>. An AJ subscription is better value \u2013\u00a0click here<\/a> to view our packages.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve been waiting for a nuanced portrayal of an architect on the big screen \u2013 away from the usual character clich\u00e9s of mysterious love interest vs megalomaniacal genius \u2013 then your time has come. With the release of Oscar-tipped film The Brutalist, the architect, it seems, is front and centre. 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