Oliver Elser is a curator at Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM in
Frankfurt on the Main. In 2016, he was co-curator of the
German pavilion at the International Architecture Exhibition of the
Venice Biennale. Philip Kurz is managing director of Wustenrot
Foundation in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and teaches as a professor at
the Institute of Design and Building Technology, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology. Peter Cachola Schmal is director of
Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM in Frankfurt on the Main. In 2016,
he curated together with Oliver Elser and Anna Scheuermann the
exhibition Making Heimat in the German pavilion at the
International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.
"Widely disliked in their heyday and only recently beginning to be
appreciated, brutalist buildings around the world are at risk of
being lost.... SOS Brutalism is a distress signal, an attempt to
galvanize public awareness of the architectural heritage that is at
risk of being forever lost.... [The book] admirably balances the
visual and historical qualities of architectural publishing,
presenting dozens of buildings around the world...through photos
and drawings, with intelligent texts on the characteristics of
Brutalism in different contexts as well as on the individual
projects themselves."-- "A Daily Dose of Architecture Books"
"SOS Brutalism calls for recognition and understanding of the
buildings that contribute to a global heritage, which is being lost
as individual examples fall into disrepair and sometimes demise. .
. . [It's] a weighty reminder of our collective legacy."--
"Architectural Record"
"SOS Brutalism demonstrates the richness and diversity of the
style. . . . [Brutalist buildings] collectively represent a
post-World War II moment of experimentation with form and new
materials, something that is worth protecting."--
"Hyperallergic"
"A treasure trove of unsung buildings and oddities. . . . Covering
the period between 1950 and 1970, SOS Brutalism uses new
photography and archive imagery to rally for preservation and
recognition, making it a must for lovers of architecture's more
far-flung fringes. Lovers of raw surfaces, bold forms, and naked
concrete are spoilt for choice."-- "Wallpaper"
"Brutalism has become a fad and fascination for design nerds, and
SOS Brutalism does not disappoint. . . . Begun as a hashtag,
#SOSBrutalism sought to draw awareness to the fact that these
formerly derided, now-fashionable buildings are not registering on
the radar of traditional architectural preservationists, even
though many are in danger of being razed. Sending out an SOS to the
world, . . . Elser, Kurz, and Schmal have collected over one
thousand edifices from nearly every continent. . . . The book
showcases 120 significant projects."
-- "4Columns"
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Is this book written in English or German? - Customer question on
2 Mar 2019
Hi,
Thanks for your enquiry.
We can confirm the language is English.
Kind Regards,
Catherine
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