BRUTALIST JAPAN : A PHOTOGRAPHIC TOUR OF POST-WAR JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE
(english edition)

Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates the surprising beauty and grace of buildings forged in concrete.

Emerging in the devastating aftermath of World War II, Brutalist architecture in Japan is characterized by its geometric shapes, functionality, and unconventional use of concrete–which is often left unfinished to showcase the material’s inherent textures and imperfections. Japanese Brutalism represented a radical depar