The Architecture of Edwin Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew

Twentieth Century Architecture, Pioneer Modernism and the Tropics

Iain Jackson, Jessica Holland (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

406 Seiten

2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-4094-5198-3 (ISBN)

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Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew were pioneers of Modern Architecture in Britain and its former colonies from the late 1920s through to the early 1970s. As a barometer of twentieth century architecture, their work traces the major cultural developments of that century from the development of modernism, its spread into the late-colonial arena and finally, to its re-evaluation that resulted in a more expressive, formalist approach in the post-war era. This book thoroughly examines Fry and Drew's highly influential 'Tropical Architecture' in West Africa and India, whilst also discussing their British work, such as their post World War II projects for the Festival of Britain, Harlow New Town, Pilkington Brothers’ Headquarters and Coychurch Crematorium. It highlights the collaborative nature of Fry and Drew's work, including schemes undertaken with Elizabeth Denby, Walter Gropius, Denys Lasdun, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. Positioning their architecture, writing and educational endeavours within a wider context, this book illustrates the significant artistic and cultural contributions made by Fry and Drew throughout their lengthy careers.

Dr Iain Jackson is a lecturer in the School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool. He is an architect and has worked on a number of construction projects throughout the UK, mainly in the education sector. Dr Jessica Holland is a researcher at the Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts, University of Liverpool.

Contents: Introduction; From classical beginnings; Thirties’ development; Jane Drew and the partnership’s origins; West Africa: planning, village housing and new schools for Ghana; The development and reassessment of tropical architecture in West Africa; Chandigarh and the tropics revisited; Humanism and monumentality (a post-war compromise); Conclusions; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.6.2014
Reihe/Serie	Ashgate Studies in Architecture
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1020 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-4094-5198-4 / 1409451984
ISBN-13	978-1-4094-5198-3 / 9781409451983
Zustand	Neuware