SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey
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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.

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"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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