Simon Phipps’ crisp black-and-white photographs celebrate more than 150 Brutalist civic buildings, universities, libraries, schools, churches, housing and industrial premises from Cardiff to Anglesey, and their relation to the rugged landscape. In both English and Welsh, an introduction by John Grindrod and essay by Mark Durden explore the aesthetics and ideals of postwar Modernism in Wales. A list of buildings, giving their architects and date of construction, and a locator map are included.
A photographic exploration of brutalist and post-war modernist architecture in Wales with an introduction by John Grindrod.
Simon Phipps surveys the scale, ambition and diversity of post-war building in Wales. From the new town of Cwmbran, the immense Trostre Steelworks, the iconic George Street Bridge of Newport to smaller municipal projects such as Theatr Ardudwy in Harlech and libraries and schools across the land, this is an inspiring look at an era of architectural ambition and change. Where preserved, or sometimes simply forgotten, these buildings belong within the rugged landscapes and industrial townscapes as bold testaments of Welsh creativity and post-war renewal.
'A much-needed extensive document of the abundance and richness of an often unfeted and unseen architecture, integral to the hope and social vision that characterised the golden age of Britain's post-war modernism' Mark Durden, Professor of Photography, University of South Wales
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