Brutalist Plants, Reviewed

Les Étoiles d’Ivry, Paris, France. Architect: Jean Renaudie (Image credit: pp1 / Shuterstock)

Olivia Broome’s new book is reviewed in Wallpaper:

‘Brutalist Plants’ is a new monograph capturing the best of eco-brutalism

‘Brutalist Plants,’ the new book by Olivia Broome, captures concrete architecture engulfed with nature

‘Brutalist Plants’ is a new book featuring an impressive selection of imagery that captures the very best of the trend of ‘eco-brutalism’. This texture-rich movement has been gathering attention recently, focusing on brutalist architecture that has been – to varying degrees – embraced by flora, as planting engulfs entire structures, creating a calming concrete jungle for urban living. Continue reading