Concrete Concept

This compelling and in-depth study looks at some of the most inspiring and iconic brutalist buildings, in a quest to find the soul of one of modern architecture&#39;s most misunderstood movements.<br /><br />No modern architectural style has aroused so much awe and so much ire as Brutalism.&nbsp;This is architecture at its most assertive: compelling, distinctive, sometimes terrifying. But, as&nbsp;Concrete Concept&nbsp;shows,&nbsp;Brutalism can be about love as well as hate.&nbsp;<br /><br />This inspiring and informative photographic survey profiles 50 brutalist buildings from around the world. Travelling the globe – from&nbsp;Le Corbusier&#39;s Unite&nbsp;d’Habitation&nbsp;(Marseille, France), to the&nbsp;Former Whitney Museum&nbsp;(New York City, USA) to&nbsp;Preston Bus Station&nbsp;(Preston, UK)&nbsp;– this book covers concrete architecture in its most extraordinary forms, demonstrating&nbsp;how Brutalism has changed our landscapes&nbsp;and infected popular culture.<br /><br />?Author and&nbsp;architecture expert Christopher Beanland&nbsp;writes passionately about how this style came to be,&nbsp;tracing its origins from the modernist art movement, the trauma of World War Two and the need for municipal renewal.<br /><br />Now in a stylish mini format, this is the perfect tour of Brutalism&#39;s biggest hits.&nbsp;<br /><br />&quot;A lively journey around the world&#39;s brutalist buildings&quot; Frieze.com<br /><br />&quot;A dazzlingly shot whistle-stop of the much-maligned style&#39;s greatest hits ... the book showcases confidence, clarity and the historical importance of the movement.&quot;&nbsp;Monocle