Brutalist Asia is the first major survey of Brutalist architecture across the entire Asian continent. Spanning twenty-eight countries, from Japan to Lebanon, the book combines architectural history, photography and regional scholarship to explore how architects across Asia reinterpreted the architectural language of Brutalism in response to local climates, materials, cultures and political conditions.
Rather than presenting Brutalism as a single international style, this richly documented volume reveals an extraordinary diversity of architectural expression. It brings together celebrated landmarks, such as Le Corbusier's Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo and Khalil Khoury's Interdesign Building in Beirut, with many important but little-known works that have rarely appeared in print.
