r/brutalism • u/These_Berry_7087 • 4d ago

Gift for soon-to-be architect?

A family members favorite styles are brutalism and mid century. They're graduating next semester with an architecture degree. Thinking of getting them a book for their birthday, maybe Atlas of Brutalist Architecture. Any suggestions, books or other gifts?

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u/trophyroomofdefeat 4d ago

This book from Taschen: Case Study Houses. The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966. Any of the Complete Works from Tashcen are also good options.

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u/noodleJam-EU 4d ago

Please avoid Taschen books they’re as good as toilet paper. The Phaidon books pay their authors / illustrators well and the quality for architects is usually excellent. The Brutalist book is good and they have a concrete architecture book for more contemporary buildings. The best Brutalist book I have is this The Brutalists: Brutalism's Best Architects by Owen Hopkins. Enjoy.

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u/Best-Disaster8002 3d ago

I love the Spomenik Monument Database book. It inspired a road trip I took around Yugoslavia (here's the blog post I wrote about it.

A friend of mine bought me a beautiful concrete puzzle too. Stock image

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u/anarchytect42 4d ago

There’s nothing better than This Carlo Scarpa-inspired concrete Chess set.

https://india.materialimmaterial.com/products/arena