Brutalism Reinvented

This book explores the new interpretations of brutalist architecture in the 21st century, featuring fifty recent examples of how architects are embracing the principles of simplicity, functionality, and rawness. It showcases how architects have taken advantage of new technology to create refined and alluring concrete-based structures, combining classic brutalist lines with generous proportions and light-filled spaces.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 19 October 2021
Publisher: Prestel

Brutalist architecture is experiencing a resurgence in the 21st century, encompassing a wide range of structures from luxury apartment towers to offices, places of worship to museums. This book delves into the latest interpretations of this style, designed with the same bold aesthetic that inspired Le Corbusier himself. It showcases fifty recent examples of architects around the world embracing the principles of brutalism, including simplicity, functionality, and rawness. These buildings are both sophisticated and elegant, combining the radical approach of the controversial architectural movement with modern materials and design techniques.

Through a series of exterior and interior photos, this book reveals how architects have taken advantage of new technology to create concrete-based structures that are refined and alluring, as well as stylish and modish. Each chapter focuses on a different type of building, with iconic structures serving as essential visual references 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, while in other examples, classical brutalist lines are integrated into generously proportioned, light-filled spaces.

This book serves as an informative celebration of Brutalist architecture's legacy, exploring how today's most innovative architects are rediscovering the inherent beauty of powerful concrete volumes that were at the heart of Le Corbusier's original vision. It provides a fascinating exploration of how this style is being reimagined for the modern age, offering a fresh perspective on an architectural movement that has long been debated and celebrated.

Weight: 1304g
Dimension: 217 x 278 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783791388113