Twenty-eight curators, critics, art historians, and artists contributed their expertise to create this art-lover's ideal museum. They come from such institutions as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the British Museum, London; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; the University of California, Berkeley; La Trobe University, Melbourne; the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London; and The Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
Praise for the previous edition
New York Times Best Art Book of 2018
'Newcomers will discover the global influence of brutalism, that
final age of civic architectural ambition; true believers can use
it to prepare years of concrete–coated vacations.' – New York
Times
'Brutalism was mocked and misunderstood. But it produced some of
the most sublime, awe–inspiring buildings on the planet.' – BBC
TV
'Brutalist architecture arouses passion and fury in equal measure.'
– Financial Times
'It is damned by its name which comes from the French, beton brut,
or raw concrete, but we use the same word (Brut) to describe
Champagne and this perhaps sums up the dichotomy at the heart of
this style.' – Financial Times
'A 560-page, oversized format book that deserves a place on every
design and architecture nerd's coffee table.' – Acquire 'If you're
down with concrete, check out Phaidon's latest book, Atlas of
Brutalist Architecture . The stunning, 560–page coffee table tome
shares more than 850 buildings, some which still exist and others
that have been destroyed, that put the style on full display the
world over.' – Bloomberg 'This is the only book to thoroughly
document the world's finest examples of Brutalist architecture.' –
Architectural Digest'A new encyclopedia of brutalist buildings
makes the case that the movement is making a comeback.' –
Curbed
'Looks to the past, present and future of the style, revaluating
the timeline and examining a deeper geopolitical context...
Striking imagery and compelling text [reveal] a meaning far beyond
the provocative aesthetics... Phaidon offers readers new
perspectives on their everyday surroundings, encouraging
individuals to re–evaluate the built environments.' –
Aesthetica
'Considered a beauty by some and a beast by others, brutalism is
back... Love it or hate it, brutalism has been a defining part of
our landscape... One generation's eyesore, though, is another's
fancy, and now brutalism is experiencing a resurgence... Brutalism
is back to the Future once again.' – Condé Nast Traveller
'From eyesore to Instagram aesthetic... A book that maps the stark
style's presence around the world... The book [...] was a mammoth
undertaking. McLeod, an architect by training and a self–confessed
fan of the style says it took her about two years to research and
finalise the list.' – The Hindu Weekend
'Shines a light on this much–maligned architecture... An ambitious
attempt to give brutalism a much wider scope and time frame,
featuring almost 900 masterpieces from more than 100 countries.' –
Daily Telegraph, Property
'Phaidon announce their latest photo–book – a global survey of
Brutalist architecture, based around 878 buildings from 798
architects, and ranging across 102 countries. In its thick, heavy,
and appropriately dense weight, the Atlas not only covers the 'big
names' of Brutalism, but also its lesser well–known members and
more recent practices and places that have been inspired by it.' –
Nowness
'These buildings feature in Phaidon's book, Atlas of Brutalist
Architecture, a monumental record of more than 850 Brutalist
buildings found in over 100 countries.' – The Culture Trip
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