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Miniature versions of Parisian Brutalist buildings made entirely from paper

Paris Brut is a collection of illustrated paper models by Zupagrafika Studio, which portray the Brutalist architecture of Paris from between the late 1950s and 1970s. You might recognise the project from our feature on the Brutal London series last year, also created by the studio.

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Paper model of a Parisian Brutalist apartment building facade by Zupagrafika Studio, featuring rows of windows in shades of blue, grey and white

The latest series features buildings scattered around the arrondissements in the City of Paris, as well as the famous suburban 'banlieues'. Plus it includes a recreation of Le Corbusier's 1925 Plan Voisin – a seminal solution for the centre of Paris.

The 'Béton Brut' Paris tour starts with a concrete slab of Cité des 4000, leads through the round towers of Les Choux de Créteil, cité Curial – the largest estate in Paris, leading onto the Orgues de Flandre high-rise towers, and concludes with a classic example of post-war Brutalism, the Centre National de la Danse.

The collection is made up of six illustrated models to assemble, perfect for adding a little bit of iconic architecture to the office. The whole set is environmentally friendly, printed on recycled paper and cardboard. Find out more on Behance.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of Zupagrafika Studio

Miniature paper models of Parisian Brutalist buildings from the 1950s-1970s arranged in a row against a white background, part of Zupagrafika Studio's Paris Brut collection
Detailed close-up of a paper model showing repetitive brutalist apartment building facades with small windows and concrete column details by Zupagrafika Studio
Paper models of Parisian Brutalist buildings from the 1950s-70s by Zupagrafika Studio, featuring various residential tower blocks with geometric window patterns
A hand holds a tiny paper model of a modernist tower block above a larger paper architectural model of a Parisian Brutalist apartment building
Cylindrical Brutalist tower with repeating curved balconies arranged in vertical columns, a paper model by Zupagrafika Studio from the Paris Brut collection
Assembled paper model of a Brutalist tower block featuring alternating bands of white and dark blue horizontal sections with repeated window patterns
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