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Brutal Scotland by Simon Phipps

PART OF THE Celebrate ISSUE

‘As I travelled, I wasn’t only drawn to buildings. I began documenting public art – those often abstract concrete sculptures that once populated shopping precincts, underpasses, schools.’

Brutalist architecture can be controversial to those who care about the aesthetics of our towns and cities. But Simon Phipps survey of Scotland’s brutal buildings is a stunning collection that could change minds about its functional and imposing beauty. Enjoy some of the book’s photography here. They may even make you feel nostalgic!

 

Brutal Scotland
By Simon Phipps
Published by Duckworth Press

 

 

Thistle Court, Aberdeen. Designed by Aberdeen City Architect’s Department. Built 1971 – 75

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Designed by Law & Dunbar-Nasmith. Built 1973 – 76

Esplanade Car Park, Kirkcaldy. Designed by Fife Regional Council Architectural Services. Built 1984

Andrew Melville Hall, The University of St Andrews. Designed by James Stirling. Built 1964 – 68

65 – 71 Canongate, Edinburgh. Designed by Basil Spence & Partners / Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson. Built 1963 – 68

The Macmillan Day Treatment Centre, Western General Hospital (Formerly known as Nuffield Transplantation Surgery Unit), Edinburgh. Designed by Peter Womersley. Built 1963 – 68

Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University. Designed by Alison & Hutchison & Partners. Built 1959 – 64

Anderston Centre, Glasgow. Designed by R Seifert & Partners. Built 1967 – 73

Glasgow Central Mosque. Designed by W M Copeland & Associates and Coleman Ballantine Partnerships. Built 1979 – 84

Glasgow Inner Ring Road. Designed by W A Fairhurst & Partners. Built 1966 – 69

Dam Park Stadium, Ayr. Designed by Maurice Hickey. Built 1961 – 63

St Mungo’s Church, Cumbernauld. Designed by Alan Reiach & Partners / Alan Reiach, Eric Hall & Partners. Built 1963 – 64.

 

Brutal Scotland by Simon Phipps is published by Duckworth Press, priced £30.

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