‘Plattenbau Berlin’ from @PrestelVerlag is out now. 248pp, hardcover, featuring over 200 colour photographs of post-war residential blocks from throughout Berlin. Available wherever good books are sold. Support your local independent retailer if you can.

Seasonal Reminder: If you need cool gifts for the Berlinophile in your life, we’ve got you covered. Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel) and the Berlin Type Map (from @bluecrowmedia) are in print and available from the usual places.

Plattenbau fans take note: there is a great new documentary on @ARTEde that features some fantastic aerial footage of Berlin’s Plattenbauten (plus a brief appearance from yours truly). Check it out here: https://t.co/tVQZATjh9v

"At their best, the earliest examples of Brutalism offered new alternatives to the unwieldy urbanism that had developed in the wake of the industrial revolution." @PlattenbauBLN on Berlin's brutalist buildings... https://t.co/lBqjiCFrNO

An assortment of textures.

Colour system.

Back to the beginning.

Warmth of the balconies.

Rise above.

Chromatic geometry.

Fennpfuhl Skyline.

Scharoun’s bequest.

Towers at the edge of a snowy field.

Winter on Landsberger Allee.

The great curve.

The triumph of order over chaos.

Moon over MV.

Secret code.

The city in winter.

If you need a gift for the post-war residential architecture enthusiast in your life, we can recommend Plattenbau Berlin. Available wherever good books are sold.

A new coat of paint.