An authoritative survey of Berlin's Brutalist architecture, featuring over 50 key buildings. With in-depth texts and original photography by architectural historian and photographer by Dr Felix Torkar, Brutalist Berlin is an essential visual and critical guide for architects, designers and fans of post-war Modernism.

Brutalist Berlin is the first in a series of beautifully produced and expertly written urban architecture guidebooks by Blue Crow Media. Written and with photography by Berlin-based Dr Felix Torkar, the book covers over fifty buildings in the German capital with details, texts and photography throughout. In his introduction, Dr Torkar places Berlin's Brutalist architecture within the context of the city's unique position at the centre of 20th century European history.

Providing further depth to our popular urban architecture maps, our new series of Architectural Guide Books are designed as intelligent companions to modern architecture around the world.

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ISBN13: 9781912018253
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 144
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Publisher: Blue Crow Media
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 20(H)x14(L)x2(W)335
Weight (gm): 335

Author Biography

Felix Torkar is an architecture historian with a focus on 20th and 21st century architecture and design. His research centers on Brutalist architecture and its resurgence. He is the author of Brutalist Berlin (2025).

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Providing further depth to our popular urban architecture maps, our new series of Architectural Guide Books are designed as intelligent companions to modern architecture around the world.