{"title":"Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe publish architectural guidebooks and photography books exploring cities and buildings. Combining expert writing with considered photography, these books serve as both reference works and companions for exploring architecture in situ. Brutalist Interiors was named a Financial Times Book of the Year, and our guides have been described as “essential” (Wallpaper), “a scholarly reference” (Designboom) and “definitive” (SOS Brutalism).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brutalist-paris","title":"Brutalist Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eBrutalist Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis the first thoroughly researched English-language book about Brutalist architecture in and around Paris. Drawing on over five years of research, interviews and photography conducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobin Wilson and Nigel Green of Photolanguage, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBrutalist Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e represents a substantial contribution to the study and exploration of Brutalist architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrutalist Paris\u003c\/em\u003e is available as part of our discounted set of Paris titles \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bluecrowmedia.com\/products\/paris-set\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs featured in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArchDaily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDezeen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWallpaper, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld of Interiors,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDesign Boom, New York Times T Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eBrutalist Paris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003ehas been printed by a UK-based B Corp-certified printer. It is printer on recycled quality paper and OTA-bound in the UK. In order to finance the high quality of printing, we raised funds from over 350 people on Kickstarter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eThe book includes seven essays by Dr Robin Wilson, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003edetails for more than 50 individual buildings, maps and more than 150 black and white photographs by Dr Nigel Green. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDr Robin Wilson is a critic, curator and associate professor of history and theory at the Bartlett School of Architecture. He has published many reviews on art, architecture and landscape in the architectural press, and written extensively on representation and architecture in academic journals and books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003eDr Nigel Green is a photographer, artist and lecturer. He has exhibited and published many photographic projects that document genres of modernist architecture across the UK, Europe and the former Eastern Bloc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bold\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrutalist Paris\u003c\/em\u003e is the first thoroughly researched, English language study of Parisian Brutalist architecture. It constructs a unique photographic record of over 50 buildings across Paris and brings a new interpretation of Brutalism in the French context. The book is the result of many journeys, from the Parisian centre to its outer peripheries, and situates Brutalism within the broader social, political and cultural context of Paris, including its appearance in film and television. It describes Brutalism’s successes and failures in Paris, from an architecture of monumental urban form to intricately crafted living spaces; from valued, historic monuments to abandoned ruins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eReviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“The successes and failures of Parisian brutalism are recounted in this valuable work […] The peregrination explores the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGrands Ensembles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, the housing estates and ZUPs, satellite places designed as alternative and modern environments, today an integral part of the heritage of Greater Paris.” – Alice Bialestowski in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e AMC Architecture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“The book's authors go beyond the contemporary aesthetic attention that Brutalism has garnered in recent years. They analyze the evolution of the style's definitions, examine the relationship between the projects and their site\/landscape, and explore experimental programmatic and design concepts that the movement offers to contemporary architectural concerns. Through their analysis, Wilson and Green unpack the complexity of Brutalist architecture, providing valuable insights into the movement's lasting significance.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDanae Santibanez in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eArchDaily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“A wonderful book which explodes the myth of Paris as a theme-park of the nineteenth century, this compelling compendium of Brutalism builds on Blue Crow's excellent architectural maps to give a wholly different and striking view of the city.” – Eddie Heathcote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ein the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“It is strange given the enormous wealth of extremely high modernist architecture in and (mainly) around Paris that there isn't a book in English on the subject already... This one steps into the breach nicely and obliquely - it has a very useful gazetteer of buildings and housing estates and excellent photographs, but avoids both sociology and 'fuck yeah concrete' fetishism, preferring serious analysis of what Parisian Brutalism actually is in terms of structure, materials and urban form.” – Owen Hatherley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Brutalist Paris is very far from being a light-hearted skim over the uncompromising aesthetics of the city’s post-war concrete architecture. Instead, it puts the spotlight on 50 key buildings, connecting them with seven academic essays that look deep into French culture’s relationship with architecture, modernity, and social change.” – Jonathan Bell in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWallpaper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“This delightful alternative guide to the wonders of Paris foregrounds the city’s extraordinary brutalist heritage and is a must read for any armchair traveller or urban explorer.” – John Grindrod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Crow Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44351487443175,"sku":"BrutParisbook","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/6707\/products\/1BrutalistPariscoverfrontonwhite.jpg?v=1675091725"},{"product_id":"brutalist-interiors","title":"Brutalist Interiors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrutalist Interiors\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rare and richly documented exploration of the concrete spaces that define many of the world’s most significant Brutalist works. Moving beyond the façade, this volume presents a global narrative of Brutalist interior architecture—from sacred structures and civic monuments to private dwellings and contemporary reinterpretations—through new photography and original critical essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hardback book measures 26 x 18.5 x 2.3cm. Printed in Italy on lovely heavy stock paper, it includes a foreword, seven essays and over 100 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e' list of Best Books of 2025: Art, Architecture and Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"The tome offers a deep dive into the powerful, fascinating and often controversial movement’s spaces – bringing to the fore a rich and international selection of important architecture, and luxurious, swoon-worthy photography.” - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWallpaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A counter-argument to the common assumption that Brutalist architecture is cold and cruel, highlighting its human component.\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBauNetz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1243\" data-start=\"732\"\u003eWith contributions by leading architectural writers and historians—including Blake Gopnik, Ewan Harrison, Deane Madsen, Gili Merin, Naomi Pollock, Ljubica Slavković, Felix Torkar and Rixt Woudstra—the book foregrounds the conceptual and material intelligence embedded within Brutalist interiors. These essays offer a nuanced examination of the ethical and aesthetic imperatives that shaped Brutalist design, as well as the social and political conditions in which these interiors were conceived and constructed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1895\" data-start=\"1245\"\u003ePhotographs by renowned photographers such as Iwan Baan, Roberto Conte, Leonardo Finotti, Stefano Perego and Simon Phipps capture the austere beauty, formal precision and spatial dynamism of interior environments that are frequently overlooked or inaccessible. Featured projects include Denys Lasdun’s work in Ghana, Tadao Ando’s concrete meditations in Japan, and Moshe Safdie’s iconic Habitat 67 in Montreal, alongside interiors across Europe, Asia, South America and North America. These spaces—often threatened—are documented here with rigour and clarity, making \u003cem data-end=\"1833\" data-start=\"1812\"\u003eBrutalist Interiors\u003c\/em\u003e both an essential visual archive and a critical intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2815\" data-start=\"2344\"\u003eEdited by Derek Lamberton and published by Blue Crow Media—the press acclaimed for its architectural maps and annual \u003cem data-end=\"2482\" data-start=\"2462\"\u003eBrutalist Calendar\u003c\/em\u003e—the book reflects a commitment to intellectual rigour and considered design. 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Hopkins’s text and Green’s photography combine to provide a clear and visually rich account of Brutalist architecture in London and its enduring influence on the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003ePrinted on premium uncoated paper, the book is both a reference and a guide for exploring London’s architecture in person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eThis volume follows \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bluecrowmedia.com\/products\/brutalist-berlin\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrutalist Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and continues Blue Crow Media’s series of architectural guide books. 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Woods and insightful text by Allison C. Meier. Spanning the experimental postwar decades through to the present, it explores how concrete transformed New York’s architectural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe selection brings together internationally recognised landmarks—including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, TWA Flight Center, MetLife Building and Marcel Breuer’s former Whitney Museum—with lesser-known but equally compelling works such as the Church of the Crucifixion, Bronx Community College, Stephen Wise Towers Playground Horses, the Spring Street Salt Shed and Battery Harris at Fort Tilden. 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It also serves as a companion to our \u003cem\u003eConcrete New York Map\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 12px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAllison C. Meier is an architectural writer based in Brooklyn and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJason R. Woods is an architectural photographer based in Michigan. Together they have authored and photographed a series of titles for us, including \u003cem\u003eConcrete New York Map\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArt Deco New York Map\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eModernist New York Map\u003c\/em\u003e. Our New York maps set is available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bluecrowmedia.com\/products\/new-york-maps-set\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 12px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eAuthor: Allison C. 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