Brutalist Interiors reveals the hitherto overlooked interiors of Brutalist and concrete buildings around the world. The book combines photography of select interiors with essays by leading architectural writers on subjects ranging from childhood inside Habitat 67 to the interiors of Tadao Ando in Japan, and the use of Brutalist techniques today.

Brutalist Interiors reveals the hitherto overlooked interiors of Brutalist and concrete buildings around the world. The book combines photography of select interiors with essays by leading architectural writers and academics on subjects ranging from childhood inside Montreal's Habitat 67 to the interiors of Denys Lasdun in Ghana, Tadao Ando in Japan, and the use of Brutalist techniques in contemporary design.

Blue Crow Media is known for its celebration of Brutalism through its popular urban architecture maps and cult annual Brutalist Calendar.

Details

ISBN13: 9781912018222
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 192
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Publisher: Blue Crow Media
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 17.7(H)x25.4(L)x2(W)800
Weight (gm): 800

Author Biography

Blake Gopnik is an art critic and biographer based in New York, where he is a regular contributor to the New York Times. He is the author of Warhol: A Life as Art (2020) and The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream (2025). Naomi Pollock FAIA is an American architect who writes about architecture and design in Japan. Her recent books include The Japanese House Since 1945 (2023), Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook (2020) and Jutaku: Japanese Houses (2015). 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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Brutalist Interiors reveals the hitherto overlooked interiors of Brutalist and concrete buildings around the world.