Concrete Architecture
The Ultimate Collection
$104.61
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
A singularly impressive volume featuring 300 examples of the most incredible and inspiring concrete architecture from the early twentieth century to the present day. Organised visually, with one building per page, Concrete Architecture celebrates the might, majesty, and sculptural beauty of concrete buildings from all over the globe and is grounded with a contextualising essay on the long history of concrete architecture, reaching back more than a thousand years to the classical civilisations…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838667115 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838667113 |
| Author: | Phaidon Editors, Sam Lubell, Greg Goldin |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 2.40kg |
| Dimensions: | 290mm x 250mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
‘[Has] an impressive depth of detail supported by an exhibition’s worth of images.’ – Design Milk
‘[Concrete Architecture] is… about admiring architects’ sheer creativity.’ – Design Anthology
‘Pitched at the diehard brutalist who desperately wants to convert others to their cause, Concrete Architecture makes its case through a feast of black and white imagery of the very best concrete architecture from around the globe.’ – Wallpaper*
‘A must-have book for lovers of concrete architecture and Brutalism.’ – Gessato
About The Author
Phaidon Editors
Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin are Los Angeles-based architecture writers. World experts on unbuilt architecture, they are the co-authors and co-curators of the exhibitions and companion books Never Built New York and Never Built Los Angeles. They have each contributed to numerous publications, including the New York Times and Architectural Record, and Sam has also written several books for Phaidon, including Life Meets Art and Drama.
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