Brutal East Vol. II

About the Book This playful and engaging book allows readers to explore and learn about the brutalist and modernist architecture erected in the former Eastern Bloc and ex-Yugoslavia, and build some of their most intriguing edifices, from the massive housing estates in Moscow to the brutal skyline of Tbilisi.Brutal East vol. II includes chapters with photographs and texts providing a valuable insight into the featured buildings and their history, as well as a foreword by Alexander Ostrogorsky. The book contains nine pre-cut and pre-folded models to press out and assemble with easy-to-follow instructions. This hardcover volume is the long-awaited follow-up to Zupagrafika’s 2017 Brutal East. Contains 9 press-out cardboard models to assemble:Moscow > ‘The House on Chicken Legs’Tbilisi > ‘Sky-Bridge’ Housing EstateKyiv > Hotel SaluteSkopje > Studentski Dom ‘Goce Delčev’Berlin > Haus der StatistikBudapest > Havanna Housing EstateMinsk > ‘Kukuruza’ Housing ComplexDombay > Hotel AmanauzBuzludzha > The Monument House of the Bulgarian Communist Party MEET THE PUBLISHER Zupagrafika Zupagrafika is an independent publisher, author and graphic design studio established in Poznań, Poland, in 2012. The founders are designer and photographer David Navarro, and writer Martyna Sobecka. Zupagrafika celebrates modernist architecture, design and photography in a unique and playful way. Over the last decade, David and Martyna have created, illustrated and published award-winning books and model kits exploring the post-war modernist and brutalist architecture of the former Eastern Bloc and beyond. Their publications have featured contributions by such architects and writers as: Norman Foster, John Grindrod, Barnabas Calder, Christopher Beanland, Konstantin Budarin, Anna Cymer or Florian Heilmeyer. View Zupagrafika Collection Click & CollectSelect this at the checkout and collect from our Glasgow Studio. More info >   UK & International DeliveryWe offer Royal Mail & courier services for fast UK and International delivery. More info >   Returns & RefundsReturning a product is easy. Simply get in touch with us. More info > STILL NEED HELP? Contact us