Atlas of Brutalist Architecture: Classic format

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It constructs a unique photographic record of over 50 buildings across Paris and brings a new interpretation of Brutalism in the French context. Dr Robin Wilson is a critic, curator and associate professor of history and theory at the Bartlett School of Architecture. Plattenbau, Panelák, Wielka Płyta, Panelky, Panelház or Панельки: Prefabricated panel blocks go by different names around the former Eastern Bloc, but no matter where they were built, their goal was always the same. What is particularly of interest in Hopkins’s essay is his yearning to clearly distinguish Brutalism from other styles— Modernism, Postmodernism, and High-Tech— that frame it but also share some common features.

And after around 550 pages you too will find out just how much you enjoy or maybe don’t enjoy the form. Much-loved masterpieces in the UK and USA sit alongside lesser-known examples in Europe, Asia, Australia, and beyond — 102 countries in all, proving that Brutalism was, and continues to be, a truly international architectural phenomenon. Many buildings are represented by two photos in a single spread and some are shown in up to five photos over two spreads.And that is exactly the point of the book—not merely to remind us of some of the usual suspects but to reveal lesser-known names, both from the past and now. Leading expert and passionate advocate of modern British architecture Elain Harwood gives the best overview of British architecture from 1938 to 1963 – mid-century buildings. They analyze the evolution of the style's definitions, examine the relationship between the projects and their site/landscape, and explore experimental programmatic and design concepts that the movement offers to contemporary architectural concerns. Although I got a bit of a treat at the many structures I had never set eyes on before, particularly the likes of The Freeway Park in Seattle, Vaillancourt Fountain, San Francisco, Milwaukee County War Memorial. That a high proportion of the buildings which many generations of man-kind had agreed to regard as masterpieces failed to reach this exalted standard was held to be quite irrelevant.

By combining inspirational projects, in-depth features and engaging profiles of architects around the world, Vertical Living will offer a new way of looking at how we live in the built environment. Yet as well as being fetishised for its rough and ready qualities, there’s also a growing desire to preserve the best examples of concrete architecture in the face of widespread indifference and downright hostility.Her building—a four-story adaptation of modernist principles to the sunny Mediterranean climate—is quite isolated; the next oldest project is from 1952, Unité d'habitation in Marseille by Le Corbusier. Zupagrafika are David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka, an independent publisher, author and graphic design studio, celebrating modernist and brutalist architecture, design and photography in a unique and playful way. Much-loved masterpieces in the UK and USA sit alongside lesser-known examples in Europe, Asia, Australia, and beyond – 102 countries in all, proving that Brutalism was, and continues to be, a truly international architectural phenomenon.

Some typographical choices and occasional pictures of sub-par quality are minor annoyances that don’t sully the overall experience. Of course, there are plenty of systems used by the Brutalists, mostly in housing projects, but buildings that are particularly creative in their forms are churches. Looks to the past, present and future of the style, revaluating the timeline and examining a deeper geopolitical context.The book's authors go beyond the contemporary aesthetic attention that Brutalism has garnered in recent years. The Brutalist aesthetic is enjoying a renaissance – and this book documents Brutalism as never before. Although clearly focusing on Brutalism there are many examples which could also fall under Metabolist, Biomorphic, Deconstructivist, Art Deco, Neo-Constructivist, and many other sub-genres of architecture.

This book, written and photographed by Jack Young - who has spent the last two years visiting every corner of London to find the city's most unique structures - features beautiful images, personal interviews and design insights that celebrate some of our most vital urban buildings. His behavior is reserved and, at times, even bellicose, and the roughness with which he deals with those who approach him for instruction does not create around him a welcoming aura.The earliest example cited in the book, a residential building by Lotte Cohn in Tel Aviv, is from 1936. They also include inspirational case studies to demonstrate particular looks, from Beatnik Beach House to Scandi Rustic, Seaside Modern to Studio Townhouse. Neither is there in him any respect for the things that most people value, such as reputation, wealth, social position, luxury, an easy life, physical beauty, and other similar things. Atlas of Brutalist Architecture by Phaidon presents hundreds of brutalist masterpieces – existing and demolished – and their designers from different corners of the world. In its thick, heavy, and appropriately dense weight, the Atlas not only covers the 'big names' of Brutalism, but also its lesser well-known members and more recent practices and places that have been inspired by it.



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