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SOS Brutalism: Book Advocates “Saving Concrete Monsters”

Pahlavi University by Minoru Yamasaki, Iran, compl. 1979 Perpetually divisive, Brutalist landmarks around the world are disappearing fast. A massive 716-page book called “SOS Brutalism - Save the ...

Brutal-ish: Japan’s Long, Dramatic Love Affair with Concrete Architecture

Japanese architecture may be most closely associated with natural, lightweight materials like wood and paper, but Japan is also home to some of the world’s most incredible concrete ...

Cool Concrete: 10 Structures Taking a Refreshing Approach to This Raw Material

Brutalism may be concrete architecture's highest historic form, but the material is as versatile as we make it, and it's got a lot more tricks up its sleeves. Though we may think of it as cold, ...

Brutal Destruction: Photo Series Documents Demolition of Midcentury Buildings

Sure, Brutalist architecture is divisive, but does that mean we should be wiping it all off the face of the planet? It’s true that these structures are rarely beloved by the residents of their ...

Incredible Grain Silo Transformation: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

106 vertical concrete tubes making up a massive disused grain silo in Cape Town, South Africa are sliced and carved from the inside out to produce cathedral-like spaces in this incredible ...

Cold Yet Comfortable: 13 Surprisingly Inviting Concrete Home Interiors

It may be cold to the touch, but concrete doesn't have to make a home feel uncomfortable and unwelcoming, even when it makes up most of the surfaces throughout the interiors. In fact, concrete ...

Brutal East: New Scale Models of Brutalist Architecture Made of Paper

Hold the most iconic and imposing of Eastern Europe’s Brutalist architecture in the palm of your hand with this new set of paper miniatures by Zupagrafika. The design studio presents ‘Brutal ...

Brutalist Reality: Tower Blocks Can Be Dystopia For Real-Life Residents

Architecture enthusiasts might love the cold, harsh lines of Brutalist buildings, but for the people who actually live in the iconic London tower blocks and other modernist complexes for ...

Reflecting on a Master Architect: 10 Water-Centric Works by Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando's work consists of more than just the tangible architectural materials making up each structure, masterfully utilizing reflection, simple palettes and negative space to incorporate ...

Minimal Luxury: Monumental Concrete Hotel by Tadao Ando

Master of minimalist architecture Tadao Ando has remodeled a small boutique hotel on Japan’s Shikoku island in a refreshingly spare yet luxurious aesthetic, with few distractions to break up ...

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