Concretopia

Concretopia
Author	John Grindrod
Publisher	Old Street Publishing
Pages	439
ISBN	9781906964900
OCLC	855200507

Last updated January 06, 2026

Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain is a 2013 book by John Grindrod covering architecture in Britain in the post-war consensus period, i.e. approximately 1945 to 1979.

The book covers themes including pre-fabricated housing, the Festival of Britain, Brutalism, Span housing, tower blocks, corruption, and the New Towns.^[1]

References

↑ "Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain by John Grindrod – review". the Guardian. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

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[1] "Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain by John Grindrod – review". the Guardian. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

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