Mid-Century Britain (eBook)

Modern Architecture 1938–1963

Elain Harwood (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
288 Seiten
Batsford (Verlag)
978-1-84994-757-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Leading expert and passionate advocate of modern British architecture Elain Harwood gives the best overview of British architecture from 1938 to 1963 – mid-century buildings.
Growing in popularity and with an increasing understanding of their importance as a background to our lives, the buildings range from the Royal Festival Hall, Newcastle City Hall and to Deal Pier and Douglas ferry terminal, from prefabs and ice cream parlours to Coventry Cathedral and the Golden Lane Estate. The author writes in non-technical, layman's language about the design, architecture and also the influence of these buildings on the lives of our towns and cities.  
The author has arranged the huge variety of buildings into: Houses and Flats: Churches and Public Buildings; Offices; Shops; Showrooms and Cafes; Hotels and Public Houses; Cinemas, Theatres and Concert Halls; Industrial Buildings and Transport. There is an insightful introduction that places these buildings in the context of 20th-century architecture generally and globally. All fantastically photographed to make this a must have for anyone interested in our built heritage. 
Postwar Britain architects often saw architecture as a powerful means to improve the quality of our lives after the shadow of war. This is the fascinating story of what they built to meet that challenge. 
Cover illustration by Paul Catherall

Autor

Elain Harwood was a historian with Historic England, and author of Space Hope and Brutalism, England's Post-War Listed Buildings and Art Deco Britain. She gave lectures and led tours for the C20 Society, and has published Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in association with them, HE and the RIBA, and 100 Buildings/Houses/Churches/Landscapes, 100 Years in association with Batsford.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 100 colour photographs
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: 1950s Buildings • Alton East • basil Spence • Berthold Lubetkin • british architecture • british buildings • concretopia • council estates • Council housing • Coventry cathedral • Frederick Button • Highpoint II • Mid-century modern • Municipal Dreams • New Towns • Ove Arup • Post War Buildings • Prefab • Royal Festival Hall • Span housing • Stockwell Bus Garage
• ISBN-10: 1-84994-757-0 / 1849947570
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84994-757-2 / 9781849947572