Atlas of Brutalist Architecture is the most comprehensive survey of Brutalism ever published, mapping 878 buildings across 102 countries — from canonical masterworks to demolished structures that exist now only in print.
About This Book
Brutalism has never been documented at this scale. Phaidon's Atlas of Brutalist Architecture moves geographically through nine continental regions, presenting 878 buildings by 798 architects across 102 countries — a scope that dismantles the Anglocentric view of the movement and insists on its genuinely global reach. The selection spans the twentieth-century masters who defined the idiom and the contemporary practitioners who have extended it into new territory, documented throughout in 1,000 duotone photographs that foreground the raw material presence and monumental geometry that make Brutalist architecture so visually arresting. For architects, historians, and serious design researchers, this is the definitive reference.
Key Features
- 568 pages of duotone architectural photography across 878 buildings and 102 countries
- Twentieth-century masters including Marcel Breuer, Lina Bo Bardi, Le Corbusier, Carlo Scarpa, Ernö Goldfinger, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Oscar Niemeyer, and Paul Rudolph
- Contemporary architects including Peter Zumthor, Alvaro Siza, Coop Himmelb(l)au, David Chipperfield, Diller and Scofidio, Herzog & de Meuron, Jean Nouvel, SANAA, OMA, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, and Zaha Hadid
- Published by Phaidon, ISBN: 9781838661908
What You'll Discover
- How Brutalism extended far beyond its UK and US strongholds into Europe, Asia, Australia, and across the developing world — 102 countries in total
- The geographic organisation by nine continental regions, revealing regional inflections and cross-cultural exchanges within a single architectural movement
- Both existing and demolished buildings, preserving a record of structures that no longer stand and restoring them to architectural discourse
- The visual and material language of Brutalism rendered through 1,000 duotone photographs chosen to convey graphic strength and emotional weight, not merely document form
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 568
- Dimensions: 340 x 240 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781838661908
- Publisher: Phaidon
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, architectural historians, and design researchers seeking the most complete reference on Brutalism across its global geography, canonical figures, and contemporary continuations.