Inwhatbecame a manifestoofsortsforthemovement, architecturewriterandcriticRaynerBanhamdecreedthatnewbrutaliststructuresshouldhavethefollowingqualities.
Newconstructiononcampusesgroundto a virtualhalt, andmaintenanceofexistingfacilitieswasneglected, leavingmanybuildingsbrutalistandotherwisedingyandinneedofrenovation.