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This brutal world

by Peter Chadwick

A global survey of Brutalist architecture, this book showcases lesser-known treasures from the former Eastern Bloc alongside iconic works by master twentieth-century and contemporary architects.

Accession 12234 ISBN 9780714871080 Publisher Phaidon Press
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A global survey of this compelling and much-admired style of architecture. It brings to light virtually unknown Brutalist architectural treasures from across the former eastern bloc and other far flung parts of the world. It includes works by some of the best contemporary architects including Zaha Hadid and David Chipperfield as well as by some of the master architects of the 20th century including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Paul Rudolph and Marcel Breuer.

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Architecture, Art, Arts, Materials, Architecture, Modern, Building materials, Concrete
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Frank Gehry (Canadian, b.1929, d.2025), Alvar Aalto (b.1898, d.1976), Frank Lloyd Wright (American, b.1867, d.1959), Harry Seidler, Zaha Hadid (British Isles, b.1950, d.2016), Peter Chadwick (English)
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