The Brutalists: Brutalism's Best Architects

This book is a comprehensive survey of more than 250 architects who have defined Brutalist architecture, featuring 350 stunning images of iconic buildings and lesser-known architects.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Brutalist architecture is a style that has been both celebrated and criticized for its unique and distinctive design. It has been featured in numerous publications such as The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Forbes, ELLE Decoration, and Design Milk, and has garnered a passionate response from both admirers and detractors. This landmark volume, written by renowned architecture historian and author John R. Stilgoe, documents the movement of brutalist architecture as never before, profiling the architects behind this style.

The book features over 250 historic and contemporary architects, organized alphabetically, along with specially selected examples of their work. It includes international icons alongside those who are less well known or who have been neglected, providing a unique record of this influential global architecture movement. The book also includes 350 stunning images of more than 200 iconic brutalist buildings, alongside fresh and surprising masterworks from 1936 to the present day.

Featured architects in the book include John Andrews, João Batista Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Bogdan Bogdanović, Marcel Breuer, Douglas Cardinal, André-Jacques Dunoyer de Segonzac, Bertrand Goldberg, Ernő Goldfinger, Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak, Agustín Hernández Navarro, John M. Johansen, Louis I. Kahn, Denys Lasdun, Le Corbusier, João da Gama Filgueiras Lima, Alberto Linner Díaz, Owen Luder, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Oscar Niemeyer, William L. Pereira, Affonso Eduardo Reidy, Paul Rudolph, Moshe Safdie, Alison Smithson, Clorindo Testa, Decio Tozzi, and John Carl Warnecke.

Brutalist architecture is characterized by its minimalistic and functional design, with a focus on clean lines, geometric shapes, and exposed materials. It is often associated with a sense of austerity and modernity, and has been used in a variety of buildings, including residential homes, office buildings, and public institutions. Despite its polarizing nature, brutalist architecture has left a lasting impact on the architectural landscape, and continues to inspire new generations of architects and designers.

Weight: 2058g
Dimension: 214 x 299 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838665630