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The New Brutalism by Reyner BanhamSubscription
In his seminal December 1955 essay Architectural Critic Reyner Banham attempts to codify the then emerging architectural movement of Brutalism
Outrage: the birth of Subtopia will be the death of usSubscription
[Archive] Ian Nairn’s seminal polemic against banal suburban development
Ian Nairn’s Subtopia, from June 1955Subscription
This extract comes from the conclusion of Ian Nairn’s ‘Outrage’ in the AR June 1955. His manifesto for ‘the main-in-the-street’ is a searing critique of suburbia – or ‘Subtopia’ – which is as relevant now as it was when it was published
Antonio Sant'Elia: ‘one of the least understood pioneers of the modern movement’Subscription
Originally published in AR May 1955, this piece was republished online in June 2016
