Concrete Aesthetic Volume 1 - World's End Estate

After many years spent talking about Brutalism, I had an idea: why limit the topics and not try to offer a new, dynamic magazine that provides information on post-war architecture, along with photographs taken by the best independent architectural photographers?

That's how I created Concrete Aesthetic, a magazine where, with the help of incredible collaborators, we will discuss architecture, tackle questions, share ideas and viewpoints, and perhaps offer interesting insights to all of you readers to spark a conversation or, more simply, make you want to go out and explore or pick up your camera to take some photos.

The first issue focuses on the World's End Estate in Chelsea, London—an intriguing estate that blends modern elements with Brutalism. Here, the use of brick, a typical English building material, has been elevated to a new level of depth and significance.

The photos were taken by Roberto Dokone, an Italian photographer based in London, who has been documenting various realities of social housing in Southeast London for years.

I chose to work with Roberto because of his approach: he captures street-style photographs with elements of journalistic investigation while always maintaining a special focus and respect for the residents and their stories.