Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
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Summary
A landmark survey of one of architecture's most controversial yet popular styles — in a great， new， classic edition
The Brutalist aesthetic is enjoying a renaissance — and this book documents Brutalism as never before。 In the most wide-ranging investigation ever undertaken into one of architecture's most powerful movements， more than 850 Brutalist buildings — existing and demolished， classic and contemporary — are organized geographically into nine continental regions。
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。
Includes twentieth-century masters such as Marcel Breuer， Lina Bo Bardi， Le Corbusier， Carlo Scarpa， Ernö Goldfinger， Frank Lloyd Wright， Louis Kahn， and Paul Rudolph。 Contemporary architects featured include Alvaro Siza， Coop Himmelb（l）au， David Chipperfield， Herzog & de Meuron， Jean Nouvel， SANAA， OMA， Renzo Piano， Tadao Ando， and Zaha Hadid。
Praise for previous edition:
The New York Times Best Art Book of 2018
"Newcomers will discover the global influence of brutalism， that final age of civic architectural ambition; true believers can use it to prepare years of concrete-coated vacations。" —The New York Times
The Brutalist aesthetic is enjoying a renaissance — and this book documents Brutalism as never before。 In the most wide-ranging investigation ever undertaken into one of architecture's most powerful movements， more than 850 Brutalist buildings — existing and demolished， classic and contemporary — are organized geographically into nine continental regions。
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。
Includes twentieth-century masters such as Marcel Breuer， Lina Bo Bardi， Le Corbusier， Carlo Scarpa， Ernö Goldfinger， Frank Lloyd Wright， Louis Kahn， and Paul Rudolph。 Contemporary architects featured include Alvaro Siza， Coop Himmelb（l）au， David Chipperfield， Herzog & de Meuron， Jean Nouvel， SANAA， OMA， Renzo Piano， Tadao Ando， and Zaha Hadid。
Praise for previous edition:
The New York Times Best Art Book of 2018
"Newcomers will discover the global influence of brutalism， that final age of civic architectural ambition; true believers can use it to prepare years of concrete-coated vacations。" —The New York Times
Reviews
David
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There's not a lot of reading involved in this book， it's mostly a matter of looking at black and white photos of concrete buildings in the brutalist style。 The introduction alerts the reader to the fact that they've taken a very inclusive attitude toward what qualifies as "brutalist" which probably made for a more interesting book。 As with any style， when it's good， it can be remarkably beautiful。 But when it's not， it's hard to imagine anything uglier。 So this won't be of interest to everyone， There's not a lot of reading involved in this book， it's mostly a matter of looking at black and white photos of concrete buildings in the brutalist style。 The introduction alerts the reader to the fact that they've taken a very inclusive attitude toward what qualifies as "brutalist" which probably made for a more interesting book。 As with any style， when it's good， it can be remarkably beautiful。 But when it's not， it's hard to imagine anything uglier。 So this won't be of interest to everyone， that's for sure！ But if you are curious about this style of building， it's a great resource。 。。。more
Paul
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Some amazing photos， some amazing buildings。 Print was a little small for me， but really enjoyed looking at all of these buildings。
Jessie Scott
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Plenty of structures that I would not consider to be typically Brutalist are included， which contributes to making this atlas enormous。 I skipped most of the descriptions so it wouldn't take me six months to finish。 A wide range of buildings are covered， from the usual offices and houses to sanatoriums and even a Nazi gun emplacement on the Channel Islands - demonstrating how adaptable this architectural style is。 Eastern Europe of course wins， with the most interesting and odd examples， and the Plenty of structures that I would not consider to be typically Brutalist are included， which contributes to making this atlas enormous。 I skipped most of the descriptions so it wouldn't take me six months to finish。 A wide range of buildings are covered， from the usual offices and houses to sanatoriums and even a Nazi gun emplacement on the Channel Islands - demonstrating how adaptable this architectural style is。 Eastern Europe of course wins， with the most interesting and odd examples， and the link between Brutalism and the history of this area was valuable。 。。。more
Rob
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A beautiful book with beautiful photos of 。。。 brutiful buildings。 I know almost nothing about architecture， but I am intrigued by the style and function of brutalist buildings。 There is a brief introduction that provides come history of the style， and then there are about 800 different buildings catalogued， each with a blurb describing/documenting the building。 I personally would love more photos of interiors， but that would probably take a 500 page book into the 1000s of pages。
Nils
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A world tour in black and white with capsule histories of many of the most celebrated （and derided） Brutalist buildings。 A bit short on ones that have been demolished， alas。 Especially awesome are some of the rotting carcasses to the megalomaniacal ambitions of mid-century dictators， for example the brutalist sculptures of the former Yugoslavia。 A gorgeous book， as one expects from Phaidon。
Paul Bryant
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