#books #architecture | Brutalism reinvented : 21st century modernist architecture

Brutalism reinvented : 21st century modernist architecture / Agata Toromanoff.
Munich : Prestel, 2021.
239 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XX / Arquitectura – Siglo XXI / Construcción de hormigón

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783791388113
Cita APA-7: Toromanoff, Agata (2021). Brutalism reinvented : 21st century modernist architecture. Prestel.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.036 BRU
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1310409487

[.en] From luxury apartment towers to offices, places of worship to museums, Brutalist architecture is having a 21st-century moment—and this book is here to explore the new interpretations of the style. Designed with the same bold aesthetic that informed Le Corbusier himself, this book features fifty recent examples of how architects around the world are embracing the principles of Brutalism—simplicity, functionality, and rawness—and reimagining them for today’s standards and tastes. Drawing from the radical approach of the controversial architectural movement, today’s Brutalist buildings are both sophisticated and elegant. As the hundreds of exterior and interior photos in this book reveal, architects have taken advantage of new technology to make concrete-based structures that are refined and alluring, as well as stylish and modish unlike their predecessors. Each chapter is dedicated to a different type of buildings and is introduced with a selection of iconic structures as an essential visual reference for Brutalism’s new look. In some instances the overall strength of the aesthetic is paired with equally forceful materials such as glass, metal and brick; other examples show how classically Brutalist lines are integrated into generously proportioned, light-filled spaces. An informative celebration of Brutalist architecture’s legacy, this book is an exciting exploration of how today’s most innovative architects are discovering the inherent beauty of powerful concrete volumes that was at the heart of Le Corbusier’s original vision.

#books #architecture | Stalin's Architect : the Rise and Fall of Boris Iofan

Stalin's Architect : the Rise and Fall of Boris Iofan / Vladimir Sedov.
Berlin : DOM Publishers , 2022.
303 p. : il.
Serie: basic ; 145.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XX – URSS / Boris Mikhaĭlovich Iofan / Brutalismo (Arquitectura)

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783869228082
Cita APA-7: Sedov, Vladimir (2022). Stalin's architect : the rise and fall of Boris Iofan. DOM Publishers , 2022.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72IOFAN STA
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1304466530

[.en] Boris Iofan (1891 – 1976) was considered Josef Stalin’s ‘court architect’ due to his closeness to the dictator, whose design ideas he translated into reality. His name is associated with projects such as the House on the Embankment, the Soviet pavilion at the 1937 Paris World’s Fair and the Palace of the Soviets, which was never realised. In the period from 1932 to 1947, he was one of the most important, if not the most important architect of the Soviet Union. This biography, a detailed study of Iofan’s creative development, is based on previously unpublished documents. It also contains never-before-published visual material, including original drawings and sketches by the architect and his collaborators: most of this comes from Iofan’s archive, which is now in the collection of the Museum für Architekturzeichnung in Berlin.

#books #architecture | Richard Seifert : British brutalist architect

Richard Seifert : British brutalist architect / Dominic Bradbury.
London : Lund Humphries, 2020.
175 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XX – Gran Bretaña / Richard Seifert

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9781848223509
Cita APA-7: Bradbury, Dominic (2020). Richard Seifert : British brutalist architect. Lund Humphries.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72SEIFERT BRI
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1199008021

[.en] The pioneering British modernist architect Richard Seifert was one of the most successful and influential architects of his generation. During the 1960s and '70s he changed the face and fabric of London with a powerful series of highly visible and uncompromising brutalist buildings, including - most famously - Centre Point, the Nat West Tower and King's Reach Tower. Seifert is often described as a modernist version of Christopher Wren in terms of his impact upon the capital, building hundreds of towers, office buildings and hotels in London but also working in other parts of the UK and internationally. An enigmatic and determined figure, Seifert achieved much in his lifetime yet has remained a controversial and divisive figure due to his unwavering commitment to modernism. Both Seifert and his buildings have been attacked, with his work described as 'notorious' for its brutalist aesthetic and an arguable lack of contextuality. Yet in recent years there has been a noticeable upsurge of interest in brutalist architecture in general along with the beginnings of a re-evaluation of Seifert's extraordinary contribution to mid-century architecture and design: a number of buildings by Seifert and his associates have been listed in recognition of their architectural importance. Beautifully illustrated, this book records, analyses and celebrates a considered selection of Seifert's buildings, including Centre Point, the Nat West and King's Reach Towers, Space House, the Euston Station Buildings, the Park Lane Tower Hotel, Drapers Gardens, the International Press Centre, all in London, Wembley Conference Centre and Sussex Heights in Brighton, within the most extensive survey of his work to date.

#books #architecture | Redefining brutalism

Redefining brutalism / Simon Henley.
London : RIBA, 2017.
236 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XX

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9781859465776
Cita APA-7: Henley, Simon (2017). Redefining brutalism. RIBA.
ehuBiblioteka A-72.036 RED
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1055579516

[.en] People associate the term Brutalism with concrete and, in the UK, with the welfare state – just one thin slice of the Brutalist canon. Brutalism is not a style. It reveals enduring architectural ideas and interests that have emerged at different times and in different places, prompted by social and political ideals and technological conditions. Richly illustrated with unique, high-quality photographs, this book explores brutalism through the lens of twelve distinct, occasionally competing, definitions, as a living and evolving entity. ‘Redefining Brutalism’ offers insight into how these buildings were designed and constructed, their underlying social contexts, and how brutalism triggered various other movements such as high-tech and postmodernism.