{"title":"BRUTALISM","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-council-house","title":"The Council House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Young\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, this book is a visual celebration of 68 of London’s most iconic council estates, reminding us of the pride, thought and innovation that went into designing these socially vital buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eJack Young’s photographs capture perfectly the variety, ambition and excitement of places and communities too often dismissed, undermined and underfunded.\u003c\/em\u003e’ – John Grindrod, from the introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJack Young, a digital product designer by day, spends his weekends photographing London’s council estates for his Instagram page\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e@thecouncilhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e208pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e151 x 199mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Turnaround","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39784999616599,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2009\/7115\/files\/TheCouncilHouse_1.jpg?v=1784734257"},{"product_id":"brutalist-paris","title":"Brutalist Paris","description":"\u003cmain id=\"MainContent\" class=\"content-for-layout focus-none\" role=\"main\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--15587172384999__main\" class=\"shopify-section product-section spaced-section\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product product--large product--stacked grid grid--1-col grid--2-col-tablet\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-wrapper grid__item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ProductInfo-template--15587172384999__main\" class=\"product__info-container product__info-container--sticky\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/main\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eNigel Green \u0026amp; Robin Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003e\"Brutalist Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis the first thoroughly researched English-language book about brutalist architecture in and around Paris. Drawing on over five years of research, interviews and photography conducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobin Wilson and Nigel Green of Photolanguage, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBrutalist Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e represents a substantial contribution to the study and exploration of brutalist architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eThe book includes seven essays by Dr Robin Wilson, details for more than 50 individual buildings, maps and more than 150 black and white photographs by Dr Nigel Green.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003ePublished by Blue Crow Media.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eAbout the Authors: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eDr Robin Wilson is a critic, curator and associate professor of history and theory at the Bartlett School of Architecture. He has published many reviews on art, architecture and landscape in the architectural press, and written extensively on representation and architecture in academic journals and books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eDr Nigel Green is a photographer, artist and lecturer. He has exhibited and published many photographic projects that document genres of modernist architecture across the UK, Europe and the former Eastern Bloc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-footer\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\u003cfooter class=\"footer color-accent-2 gradient\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"footer__content-top page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"footer-block--newsletter\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"footer-block__newsletter\"\u003e\n\u003cform method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/bluecrowmedia.com\/contact#ContactFooter\" id=\"ContactFooter\" class=\"footer__newsletter newsletter-form\"\u003e\u003c\/form\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/footer\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Turnaround","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40162304589911,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2009\/7115\/files\/BRUTALIST_PARIS_1.jpg?v=1784731440"},{"product_id":"brutalist-italy-concrete-architecture-from-the-alps-to-the-mediterranean-sea","title":"Brutalist Italy - Concrete architecture from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrutalist Italy - Concrete architecture from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"description\" class=\"mb-8 title-description\"\u003eContaining over 140 exclusive photographs – ranging from private homes to football stadia – across every region of the country, \u003ci\u003eBrutalist Italy\u003c\/i\u003e is the first publication to focus entirely on this subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes Italian Brutalist buildings different to their counterparts in other countries? Containing over 140 exclusive photographs – ranging from private homes to churches and cemeteries via football stadia – across every region of the country,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrutalist Italy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first publication to focus entirely on this subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitectural photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego (authors of Soviet Asia) have spent the past five years travelling over 20,000 kilometres documenting the monumental concrete structures of their native country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrutalism – with its minimalist aesthetic, favouring raw materials and structural elements over decorative design – has a complex relationship with Italian history. After World War II, Italian architects were keen to distance themselves from fascism, without rejecting the architectural modernism that had flourished during that era. They developed a form of contemporary architecture that engaged with traditional methods and materials, drawing on uncontaminated historical references. 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A leading expert on Japanese Brutalism, Paul Tulett has traveled throughout the country to photograph extraordinary examples of this aesthetic. In over 200 dynamic and impeccable photographs he captures the elements and paradoxes inherent in the buildings themselves: the rawness of concrete juxtaposed with elegant design; a harmonious integration into urban landscapes; and a global, modernist approach that maintains traditional Japanese elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the work of architects such as Kenzo Tange, Tadao Ando, and Arata Isozaki, this unique volume shows how a blend of global influences and Japanese sensibilities has left an indelible mark on the architectural landscape of Japan, making Japanese Brutalism an intensely captivating and enduring style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e260x210\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-listen-to-a-clip\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-also-in-series\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"#alsoinseries\" id=\"alsoinseries\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-also-by-author\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-author-spotlights\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"#author\" id=\"author\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-second-product-detail\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"right-rail-top\" class=\"right-rail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desktop-second-product-detail\" data-return-id=\"mobile-second-product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"#productdetails\" id=\"productdetails\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot scnd-prod-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-author-also-by\" id=\"scnd-detail\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52525043548544,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2009\/7115\/files\/Untitled-1.jpg?v=1784730678"},{"product_id":"brutalist-korea-a-photographic-tour-of-post-war-japanese-architecture","title":"Brutalist Korea - A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-body clearfix\" id=\"left-rail-top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9783791393100 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrutalist Korea - A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this elegant follow-up to the bestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBrutalist Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Paul Tulett brings his distinctive eye to South Korea’s post-war architecture, capturing the austere beauty of concrete across cities and decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBrutalist Korea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features more than 220 full-color images of buildings from Seoul to Busan, Daegu to Daejeon. 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