Raw Concrete - The Beauty of Brutalism

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARBeginning in a tiny hermitage on the remote north Scottish coast, and ending up backstage at the National Theatre, Raw Concrete embarks on a wide-ranging journey through Britain over the past sixty years, stopping to examine how eight extraordinary buildings were made - from commission to construction - why they have been so vilified, and why they are beginning to be loved.

About the author

Barnabas Calder is a historian of architecture specialising in British architecture since 1945. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool where he researches the relationship between architecture and energy throughout human history. His most recent book, Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency, was published in 2021.

Twitter and Instagram: @BarnabasCalder
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Summary

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR

Beginning in a tiny hermitage on the remote north Scottish coast, and ending up backstage at the National Theatre, Raw Concrete embarks on a wide-ranging journey through Britain over the past sixty years, stopping to examine how eight extraordinary buildings were made - from commission to construction - why they have been so vilified, and why they are beginning to be loved.

Product details

• Authors: Barnabas Calder, Calder Barnabas
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.05.2022
• EAN: 9781529156089
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-5608-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, United Kingdom, Great Britain, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), City and town planning: architectural aspects, owen hatherley