From luxury apartment towers to offices, places of worship to museums,
brutalist architecture is having a 21st-century moment-- and this book
is here to explore the new interpretations of the style. Designed with
the same bold aesthetic that informed Le Corbusier himself, this book
features fifty recent examples of how architects around the world are
embracing the principles of brutalism -- simplicity, functionality, and
rawness -- reimagining them for today's standards and tastes.
Drawing from the radical approach of the controversial architectural
movement, today's Brutalist buildings are both sophisticated and
elegant. As the hundreds of exterior and interior photos in this book
reveal, architects have taken advantage of new technology to make
concrete-based structures that are refined and alluring, as well as
stylish and modish unlike their predecessors. Each chapter is dedicated
to a different type of building and is introduced with a selection of
iconic structures as an essential visual reference for Brutalism's new
look. In some instances the overall strength of the aesthetic is paired
with equally forceful materials such as glass, metal and brick; other
examples show how classically brutalist lines are integrated into
generously proportioned, light-filled spaces.
An informative celebration of Brutalist architecture's legacy, this book
is an exciting exploration of how today's most innovative architects are
discovering the inherent beauty of powerful concrete volumes that was at
the heart of Le Corbusier's original vision.
