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Redefining brutalism / Simon Henley.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Henley, Simon, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Brutalism (Architecture).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Newcastle upon Tyne : RIBA Publishing, part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, 2017.
Summary:
There is a genuine resurgence of interest in this period of architecture. Brutalism is a highly debated topic in the architectural press and amongst architectural critics and institutions who promote the preservation of these buildings. This book is unique in combining beautiful, highly illustrated design with description of both British and International brutalist buildings and architects, alongside analysis of the present and future of brutalism. Not just be a historical tome, this book discusses brutalism as a living and evolving entity.
Contents:
Cover
Title
Copyright
CONTENTS
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1 Brutalism is not a Corpse
2 Ethic or Aesthetic?
3 Muck &amp
Ore
4 Concrete
5 Brickalism
6 Craft
7 Precast
8 The Brutalist City
9 The Social Question
10 An Innocent State
11 The Sublime
12 The Brutalist Revival
References
Image Credits
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 4, 2019).
ISBN:
1-000-70138-7
1-000-70016-X
0-429-34601-8
9780429346019
OCLC:
1124776566

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