Brutalist Plants De Stijl the regional and the lesser

the regional and the lesser known

from Gothic cathedrals and Georgian coffee houses to the Festival of Britain and Brutalist tower blocks

supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

author of Adolf Loos: Leben und Werk

This book tells the story of a remarkable Modernist building and its even more extraordinary cast of characters

Brutalist Plants De Stijl the regional and the lesserBy Olivia Broome Green vs grey, plants vs concrete: 150 images of brutalist structures interrogated by nature. Brutalist architecture is commonly associated with a cold, austere aesthetic, but architects have long found ways of incorporating greenery into their designs, creating a striking contrast between hard concrete and the soft, organic shapes of plants. And if not designed, nature often has its own way of reclaiming the built environment. From