Big Apple Brutalism

Big Apple Brutalism is the nineteenth volume in a continuing series of zines dedicated to Brutalist architecture across the globe.

New York City is a place of extremes—home to shimmering glass towers and Gothic spires, brownstone stoops and neon-lit diners, jazz clubs and subway screech. In Big Apple Brutalism, photographer Stephen Cashman (@brutalistnewyork) explores the city’s often-overlooked Brutalist legacy, spotlighting seven structures that rise in bold defiance of their slick, skyline-conscious surroundings.

From the windowless mass of the AT&T Long Lines Building in Lower Manhattan to the sharp concrete lines of the Lincoln Square Synagogue, each photograph captures a raw monument to modernist ambition. These buildings weren’t designed to blend in—they were built to anchor, to endure, to speak in hard lines and heavy shadows.

More than a visual catalogue, Big Apple Brutalism is a love letter to the five boroughs—a tribute to the grit, scale, and unpolished poetry of béton brut across a city that wears its contradictions proudly.

Ideal for urban explorers, architecture obsessives, and fans of the city that never sleeps (but does cast long concrete shadows), this zine offers a fresh perspective on an unexpected side of NYC.

Technical details
A5 Size
150 gsm paper
300 gsm card (cover)
Edition of 50 copies

Welcome to the city that doesn’t sleep—and where the buildings don’t blink either.