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Redefining brutalism / Simon Henley.
- 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 &
- 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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