Archinect - News 2024-12-23T20:02:26-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150084993/new-map-charts-the-radical-and-visionary-modernist-architecture-of-skopje New map charts the radical and visionary Modernist architecture of Skopje Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-09-07T13:58:00-04:00 >2021-07-02T15:23:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/25124bf2c029a7b1a8ad04e0c96b873d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new map featuring the modernist architecture of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/364846/skopje" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skopje</a> has been released by Blue Crow Media, the publishing company behind a popular series of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/928702/brutalist-map" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brutalist architecture maps</a>. Their latest release, the <a href="https://bluecrowmedia.com/products/modernist-skopje-map" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modernist Skopje Map</a>, graphs the radical and visionary architecture of the Macedonian capital, detailing&nbsp;over forty buildings and structures.&nbsp;</p> <p>The city plays host to an abundance of&nbsp;Communist-era Brutalist and Modernist architecture. Rocked by a devastating earthquake in 1963, Skopje was largely built up by the&nbsp;Japanese architect <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/37489/kenzo-tange-associates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kenzo Tange</a>, who won an international competition to lead the urban reconstruction of the city center. With a particular focus on&nbsp;concrete brutalism, Tange and his team of international architects masterplanned the rebuilt capital, their retro-futuristic influences still apparent today.&nbsp;</p> <p>From the&nbsp;The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, to the&nbsp;Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje,&nbsp;pockets of these original&nbsp;modernist buildings remain and are spotl...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150039229/win-a-concrete-new-york-map-city-guide Win a “Concrete New York” map city guide! Justine Testado 2017-11-30T12:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/um/umiwg0wn1ts9sfxe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Explore New York City the (mostly) old-fashioned way with the <a href="https://bluecrowmedia.com/products/concrete-new-york-map" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&ldquo;Concrete New York&rdquo; Map</a>, the latest paper architectural map by <a href="http://bluecrowmedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Crow Media</a>. This unique two-sided city guide highlights a selection of NYC's most celebrated concrete buildings as a gateway to discovering historic gems like Battery Hill at Fort Tilden or contemporary works like Steven Holl Architects&rsquo; <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/127735214/construction-of-steven-holl-designed-queens-library-is-underway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hunters Point Community Library</a>&nbsp;or Dattner Architects' <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/143979370/michael-kimmelman-in-praise-of-nyc-s-new-garage-and-salt-shed-complex-best-examples-of-new-public-architecture-in-the-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spring Street Salt Shed</a>. Thanks to Blue Crow Media, Archinect is giving away five Concrete New York maps to our readers!</p> <p>The foldable map includes an intro by Brooklyn-based writer Allison C. Meier, photographs by Jason Woods, and project details of over 50 of NYC's concrete buildings and structures, including Frank Lloyd Wright&rsquo;s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Marcel Breuer&rsquo;s Brutalist Begrisch Hall, and the Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Flight Center.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bw/bwlnxr9rueuo1keh.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bw/bwlnxr9rueuo1keh.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Detail of the Concrete New York map. Image courtesy of Blue Crow Media.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/g8/g8yq245psb9n6md4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/g8/g8yq245psb9n6md4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Begrisch Hall at Bronx Community College by Marce...</figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150004609/brutalist-sydney-map-celebrates-the-city-s-concrete-heritage Brutalist Sydney Map celebrates the city's concrete heritage Alexander Walter 2017-04-25T21:03:00-04:00 >2021-10-05T14:41:43-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sq/sqgn1p5y3fuiyrkv.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The family of <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/928702/brutalist-map" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Brutalist Maps</em></a> architectural guide books just welcomed its newest member into this world and extends the reach to Australia: <em>Brutalist Sydney Map</em>&mdash;launched this week by Blue Crow Media in collaboration with Glenn Harper of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Brutalist_Project_Sydney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Brutalist_Project_Sydney</a> and Senior Associate Architect at <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/46114/ptw-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PTW Architects</a>&mdash;helps concrete aficionados locate and learn more about landmark buildings designed by Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, Harry Seidler &amp; Associates and many others.</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/lq/lq5hspr5tlssslfe.jpg"></p> <p><em>"The guide features fifty of the most significant examples of Brutalist architecture in the city and suburbs of Sydney. Celebrated buildings such as the Sirius Apartments (likely to be sold without heritage listing) by Tao Gofers and the former NSW Housing Commission, Sydney Town Hall by Anchor Mortlock and Woolley, and Bidura Children&rsquo;s Court (now sold and likely to be demolished) by former NSW Government Architect are included alongside lesser known structures such as Buhrich House II by the &eacute;migr&eacute; architects Hugh ...</em></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149996312/tour-paris-brutal-landmarks-with-this-new-architectural-guide Tour Paris' Brutal landmarks with this new architectural guide Julia Ingalls 2017-03-09T12:55:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fe/fes2c1rsv0x0h8e2.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Paris is not only the City of Lights, but also one of the great repositories of Brutalist buildings. "Brutalist Paris Map," a new architectural guide book put together by photographer Nigel Crow and edited by Robin Wilson of the Bartlett, marks the sixth in a series of publications touring various architectural genres in different cites.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/7a/7ax42o300w9c9g3e.jpg"></p><p>The book will point you to monuments such as&nbsp;Les Choux de Creteil, Les Orgues de Flandre Les Damiers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bourse by Travail among a slew of others.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/hp/hpr2auwoifh4vyzn.jpg"></p>