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A Roma! 14-16.3 HEARTBRUT/SCORESHESAID. Heartbrut.com

Ah, bella Italia 🇮🇹

It all started in December with a trip to Seregno to see my favourite female footballer play. The experience was so high drama, I wanted more. So, I booked a trip to see her play in Rome. Nope, I haven’t gone mad. I’m simply photo opp-maxxing. The football stadium happens to be right next to the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana. Then, there’s the Pantheon, the Roman übermother of all concrete beauties. There’s Via Veneto, the birthplace of the paparazzo. The list goes on. In fact, I would be mad to let this opportunity slip. The challenge is how fitting it all into a long weekend without dying from beauty overload.

 

I began training in January with fortnightly trips to Milan to improve my Italian and hone my football photography skills. On my last trip, I managed to bump into AS Roma Women at Milano Centrale station. So, yeah, I feel very ready for Rome!

This is on my 📸 to-do list:

  • AS Roma Women – Fiorentina Women at Stadio Tre Fontane
  • The Pantheon, Colosseum and other Roman Concrete icons
  • A date with a proper brutalist beauty
  • Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana / a fresh take on rationalism
  • Honour paparazza culture and catching Roman sprezzatura

Follow me along

🏛️ Architecture, art and Rome vibes @heartbrut_official

⚽️❤️‍🔥 Female football fan clubbing  @scoreshesaid 

Concrete monstrosities, eyesores? Time to retire the stereotypes and unlearn the dated clichés! In this workshop, Karin Bürki, head of HEARTBRUT, will give you a brief and fun introduction to brutalism, introduces the 10 most important icons in Switzerland and explains why raw concrete architecture is part of our cultural heritage.

1 pm at Bourbaki, 15 min plus Q&A, free entry

Brutalism, but not as you know it: explore our Carte Brute maps, stock up on Brutalist Beauties cards, enjoy our special edition ‘I ❤️ Brutalism’ mugs and find out about our walks & rides. See you at Bourbaki in Lucerne!

HEARTBRUT x OPEN HOUSE BASEL Guided Walks & Rides. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Brutalism – grey, monotonous and ugly? Not in Basel! On this urban ride to eight hotspots, you’ll find out why. Free tour, in English and German, 10 am – 1 pm.

HEARTBRUT x OPEN HOUSE BASEL Guided Walks & Rides. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Expert tour with Karin Bürki, writer, photographer and Head of Heartbrut

4 pm German, 5 pm English

BRUTAL ZURICH Walks & Rides SS 26: Tower Power! Ride. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Discover Zurich’s harder-than-hard brutalist icons, explore innovative eco-brutalism and treat yourself to a proper cardio workout – all in a single bike ride!

Book and complete a private tour until 8 May 2026 and benefit from up to 100 CHF off!

It was love at first sight. My heart just melted away in the summer sun. It was the way La Tulipe proudly and unapologetically embraced both its hard and its soft sides, playfully defying the macho vibes often associated with brutalism. For me, the core message of La Tulipe is that you have more fun when you dance away from the norm.

Karin Bürki, Head of HEARTBRUT, in The Guardian