Phyllis Richardson

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2021

Phyllis Richardson has written several books on architecture and design, including the highly successful XS series, Nano House and Superlight. She has written on architecture, urban development and travel for the Financial Times, the Observer, and DWELL magazine. She is currently the coordinator of the Foundation Year in English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Housing and buildings in North Kensington, London, in 1975, with Trellick Tower in the background.

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Harnessing the Dystopian Dread of the Brutalist Tower Block

The real-life British buildings behind J.G. Ballard's harrowing "High-Rise."

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