Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism

A unique guide to architecture, and a radical, personal and entertaining appraisal of eight of Britain’s most controversial buildings

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR Beginning in a tiny hermitage on the remote north Scottish coast, and ending up backstage at the National Theatre, Raw Concrete embarks on a wide-ranging journey through Britain over the past sixty years, stopping to examine how eight extraordinary buildings were made - from commission to construction - why they have been so vilified, and why they are beginning to be loved.