Brutal Scotland
$91.28
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2026
Summary
A major new photographic survey of Scotland’s post-war architecture by acclaimed photographer of Modernist buildings, Simon Phipps.
Many of the new buildings that were constructed in the dynamic, socially motivated period of post-war architecture have now been repurposed, pulled down or left to slowly decay. But others still serve their community. Their impact is beautifully and boldly visible in Phipps’ photographs. From the Post Office of Inverness to the Gala Fairydean Rovers Footb…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914613883 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1914613880 |
| Author: | Simon Phipps |
| Publisher: | Duckworth Books |
| Imprint: | Duckworth |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 864g |
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Critics Review
‘Phipps has turned his often unsparing lens on the architectural heavyweights of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, finding raw beauty in their monumentality, as well as social optimism, progressive politics and the vanishing art of the abstract and obtuse in public life… Phipps’s work performs a vital service, giving an overlooked architectural style a much-needed boost – some of them have never looked so good’ Wallpaper
‘The imposing concrete buildings that defined British postwar architecture held a vision of the future – but many fell into disrepair. A new book finds the finest examples’ Guardian
‘Delivers a satisfying hit of chunky concrete across 160 images, all photographed by Simon Phipps in stark black and white… A feast of exposed aggregate and chamfered corners’ Rob Wilson, Architects Journal
Simon Phipps
Simon Phipps is an artist based in London. Born in Leeds, he studied fine art in Newport and Caerleon and is a graduate in sculpture from the Royal College of Art. An acclaimed photographer of post-war modernist architecture, he is the author of six books: Brutal London, Finding Brutalism, Concrete Poetry: Post-War Modernist Public Art, Brutal North: Post-War Modernist Architecture in the North of England, Brutal Outer London and Brutal Wales Cymru Friwtalaidd. Finding Brutalism was a winner of the 2018 DAM Architectural Book Award and a bronze medalist in the 2018 German Photobook Award. Brutal London was a finalist for the British Book and Production Awards 2017. Brutal Outer London was shortlisted for the 2023 Architecture Book of the Year Award.
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