Brutalist Imaginaries: Radical Architectures of Oxford and Paris, (January-April, 2026)
This exhibition of over 100 individual pieces brought together Photolanguage imagery of the late modernist architecture of Oxford and Paris.
Modern Paris Map (1900-70)
From January 2022 Photolanguage began researching for a Modern Map of Paris, our second map of Paris for Blue Crow Media (published Autumn 2023). The map charts a selection of early examples, from the emergence of a proto-Modernism in the 1910s (the typology of concrete frame, artisanal workshops and works by Auguste Perret and Paul Gaudet); to the height of avant-garde experimentation in the 1920s and 30s; the post-war era of reconstruction and infrastructural development; through to examples of the late modernism of the 1960s.
Brutalist Paris – Book
In 2020 Blue Crow Media commissioned Photolanguage to research Blue Crow’s first book, Brutalist Paris, building on research conducted for the Brutalist Map of Paris (2017). This is the first thoroughly researched, English language study of Parisian brutalist architecture. It constructs a unique photographic record of over 50 buildings across Paris (1955-1987). Across 7 thematic essays it brings a new interpretation of brutalism in the French context.
‘Life in the Oblique: The Interiors of Iwona Buczkowska’, World of Interiors, 1 Feb 2023 (online)
‘Life in the Oblique: The Interiors of Iwona Buczkowska’, World of Interiors.
‘The Hard and Brut: A Journey Through Parisian Brutalism’, On Site Review (Canada), 2019
‘The Hard and Brut: A Journey Through Parisian Brutalism’, On Site Review (Canada), 2019
Brutalist Map of Paris
In 2016 Photolanguage were commissioned by Blue Crow Media to research and document the post World War 2 Brutalist architecture of Paris toward the production of a map.