Atlas of Brutalist Architecture: Classic format

Amazing book for people who appreciate brutalist architecture

When this book came out it was slightly bigger and £100. This smaller edition is roughly A4 and therefore a more practical size. It uses the format of an atlas to show every 'brutalist' building of note by continent/subcontinent/ country, as well as providing key information about it's current state and use. The copy is for each building is holistic and informative. Photography is all in black and white, which personally I like- but others might not. Loved this book, absolute must have for anyone interested in Brutalism.

A real tome of Brutalist examples which also highlights the many geographical differences in architectural approaches.

Heavy. Important feeling. The book designers...(there must be book designers) have done a brilliant job of making the feel of a book correspond to its subject. The cover is a work of art in itself. It makes me smile every time I pick it up... I love it.

Great photos and nice overview of brutalism, love it.

First things first. This book is brutalist. Giant, raw, and its weight makes it feels it's made out of concrete. The cover is rugged, just like concrete. Over its 500 plus pages we can see brutalist buildings around the world, and descriptions about their architects and their actual state. All of this is awesome, but there is a small but brutalist mistake. Every single photo is black and white. I understand Phaidon wanted to make it like it was concrete, but it is very boring and we can't have a real understating on how huge these buildings are. Don't get me wrong. I love black and white photos, but they most fulfill a purpose and not being a design gimmick. I was very divided between 3 or 4 stars. I ended up giving it 4 just because it's a huge reference for everyone that want to know a bit more about brutalism, with over 850 examples. From a photographic point of view it deserves 3 stars.

I bought this with money for Christmas, despite it being earmarked for a holiday - but at this price, I just couldn't not buy it. The book itself is a monster, 560 pages, detailing Brutalist architecture, both new and old, around the world - the book is divided into areas, (e.g North America) and gives information into the sites, a little about the history, and the current status; in-use, demolished etc. The binding is extremely tactile, in a number of finishes, and generally smacks of high-quality. I've not had the chance to go completely through this, as it was only received yesterday, but the hour I spent flicking through it, (especially looking for my favourites) was time well spent, and I imagine the rest of the book will be equally pleasurable. Makes a great coffee table book

Buy this one, don't get me wrong. Book is on the heavy side, good paper and layout. A nice collection that I love browsing. Would only get better if they released several volumes as I have to find each place on Google to see more of it. There is only one picture per building.

Very informative. Super!!

I love this book because of how it is organized, and because of the variety of buildings it mentions.

Excellent

El libro esta hecho sin duda con un gusto exquisito y con gran profusión de detalles. Quizás hecho de menos algunas fotografías con formato mas grande, pero es la mejor recopilacion de arquitectura brutalista que se puede encontrar en formato libro.

Le meilleur livre de très loin sur ce sujet