Contemporary Brick Buildings

A captivating book that explores the use of brick as a building block for innovative, avant-garde architecture.

One of the oldest building materials in the world, brick is also one of the most enduring and versatile. Used in the past to build structures as varied as homes, agricultural buildings, temples, and aqueducts, brick is now favored by many talented architects who design avant-garde buildings, modern brick houses and public spaces that put the humble material in a completely new light. In Contemporary Brick Buildings, author Philip Jodidio explores the masterful work created by some of these architects. The multilingual book presents a beautifully curated list of architectural projects completed around the world.

Rooted in tradition, brick brings warmth and tactility to contemporary architecture. Whether left exposed or painted, this versatile and eco-friendly material can perfectly complement classic as well as avant-garde designs. Contemporary Brick Buildings showcases a selection of projects from the later category. Designed by immensely talented creatives, including up-and-coming and world-famous architects, these projects show not only the genius of these masters but also the limitless potential of brick.

The carefully chosen projects take readers on a journey around the world. Completed over the past 35 years, the buildings include Herzog & de Meuron’s Tate Modern Switch House in London, UK; Peter Zumthor’s Kolumba art museum in Cologne, Germany; or Fernando Menis’ CKK Jordanki cultural center in Toruń, Poland. Beautiful photographs show these projects in all their glory. Accompanying texts in English, French and German offer more info about the architects and their work. Perfect as a gift for any architecture lover, Contemporary Brick Buildings from Taschen comes in a XL hardcover format with 592 pages. Photography© Taschen.