Items related to Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world

Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world - Hardcover

Beanland, Christopher

 
9780711237643: Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0711237646 ISBN 13: 9780711237643
Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2016

Synopsis

"A lively journey around the world's brutalist buildings" Frieze.com

"A dazzlingly shot whistle-stop of the much-maligned style's greatest hits ... the book showcases confidence, clarity and the historical importance of the movement." Monocle

No modern architectural movement has aroused so much awe and so much ire as Brutalism. This is architecture at its most assertive: compelling, distinctive, sometimes terrifying. But, as Concrete Concept shows, Brutalism can be about love as well as hate. 

This inspiring and informative photographic survey profiles 50 brutalist buildings from around the world. Travelling the globe – from Le Corbusier's Unite d’Habitation (Marseille, France), to the Former Whitney Museum (New York City, USA) to Preston Bus Station (Preston, UK) – this book covers concrete architecture in its most extraordinary forms, demonstrating how Brutalism has changed our landscapes and infected popular culture.

Now in a stylish mini format, this is the perfect tour of Brutalism's biggest hits. 

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Christopher Beanland lives in London and is the author of Lido and Unbuilt. He has also written the novels The Wall in The Head and Spinning Out of Control. He writes about architecture, culture and the arts for newspapers including The Independent, Guardian, Telegraph and various global magazines.

From the Back Cover

No modern architectural movement has aroused so much awe and so much ire as Brutalism. This global survey profiles 50 brutalist beasts around the world (built between the 1950s to 1970s), and demonstrates how Brutalism infected popular culture. This is architecture at its most assertive: compelling, distinctive, sometimes terrifying. But, as Concrete Concept shows, Brutalism can be about love as well as hate.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0711237646
ISBN 13 
9780711237643
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192