From the photographer behind the bestselling, iconic photo bookBrutal London.
London is a large, dispersed megacity, and whereBrutal Londonfocused on inner London, this new book from the acclaimed photographer Simon Phipps concentrates on the further reaches; the suburbs and outer residential regions and hubs.
From Zone 3 out to the M25, Thamesmead to Richmond and Croydon, this is a thorough, evocative and attentive study of some of the major achievements of post-war architecture.
LTSimon Phipps, born in Leeds, is an artist based In London. He is a graduate in sculpture from the Royal College of Art and a renowned photographer of post-war modernist architecture. He is the author of four books: Brutal London, Finding Brutalism, Concrete Poetry: Post-War Modernist Public Art and Brutal North. Finding Brutalism was a winner of the 2018 DAM Architectural Book Award and Brutal London was a finalist for the British Book and Production Awards 2017. Phippss photographic archive can be seen at www.simonphipps.co.uk and for more Twitter and Instagram @new_brutalism.On Concrete Poetry: Filled with Phipps distinctive photographic compositions, this is a richly produced tome. Wallpaper*