Souvenir d’un Futur and the forgotten brutalist estates of Paris

Laurent Kronental photo series depicts the Grands Ensembles housing projects that many Parisiens dislike.
Laurent Kronental photo series depicts the Grands Ensembles housing projects that many Parisiens dislike.
Brutalism has a love-hate relationship with the public but ARTiculations puts the concrete-driven philosophy in the plus column.
From International Style to Brutalism, Yugoslavia went through a lot in its postwar architecture and MoMA held an exhibition depicting the changes.
In Shanghai, Fine 西洋果子店 (or Fine for short) fits a mixed minimalist Japanese-style cafe into 20 square metres.
This sub-5 minute film gives a brief overview of the cultural changes in architecture during the mid-to-late 20th century. If you haven't noticed already, I love modernism and brutalism. I've even got a Twitter account dedicated to the movements. So when I saw this short film, I had to share it. Soviet Modernism. Brutalism. Post-modernism. …
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Blue Crow Media creates a brutalist map for Canada's second biggest city. The name Carte Montréal Béton just sounds great on its own. It is, of course, the French name for Concrete Montreal Map, the latest brutalist map from Blue Crow Media. It's said that Montreal became a canvas for concrete architecture during the early …
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If you're looking for a different kind of map for your journey, check out these architectural guides from Blue Crow Media. Blue Crow Media are publishers in London who started out making a series of food and drink city guides, before branching out to architectural maps. Their Brutalist maps are now all the rage, covering …
Designed by Klemens Schillinger, these bookends come as part of his Tabletop Landmarks design set.
A good looking website can take you places. But some designers have opted for a more brutal approach.