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Introducing Britain's finest examples of brutalist architecture.
Brutalist architecture is more popular now than it has ever been.
Imposing and dramatic, with monolithic concrete exteriors, it forms
an enduring part of our post-war urban landscape. This beautifully
photographed book is an authoritative survey of the finest British
examples from the very late 1950s to the 1970s, from leading
architectural writer Elain Harwood, following on from her acclaimed
books on art deco and mid-century architecture. It features iconic
public buildings like London's National Theatre, imposing housing
such as the Trellick Tower in West London and Park Hill in
Sheffield, great educational institutions including the University
of Sussex, and places of worship such as Liverpool's glorious
Metropolitan Cathedral, along with some lesser-known buildings such
as Arlington House on Margate's sea front. Headed up with an
introduction that places British brutalism within the context of
global events and contemporary world architecture, the huge range
of buildings is arranged into Private Houses and Flats, Public
Housing, Educational Buildings, Public Buildings, Shops, Markets
and Town Centres, Culture and Sport, Places of Worship, Offices and
Industry and Transport, and there is a chapter on the atmospheric
brutalist sculptures and murals that dot our cities. If you're part
of the increasingly large ranks of brutalism fans, or interested in
late 20th-century architecture and society in general, Brutalist
Britain is the book for you.
England's Post-War Listed Buildings is a comprehensive and stylish
guide to over 500 of the country's most striking and historically
relevant architectural gems, from private houses to schools,
churches, military buildings, monuments and parks.Listed buildings
include traditional works by Raymond Erith and Donald McMorran and
many of the 'pop icons' of the 1960s (including Centre Point). Also
featured are internationally outstanding modern works like Stirling
and Gowan's Leicester Engineering Building and Foster Associates'
offices for Willis Faber Dumas in Ipswich.This fully updated and
expanded edition contains numerous new entries arranged in an
accessible, regional structure, as well as features on telephone
boxes, landscapes, memorials and sculptures. Each entry is
illustrated with photographs and includes information on architect,
date of construction and listing grade date, as well as a detailed
description of the site and what makes it unique.
A lively, authoritative and practical guide to the buildings of
Nottingham, from its medieval beginnings to the innovative
architecture of the 21st century. Outstanding buildings range from
the famous Castle, a Baroque palace on an unforgettable cliff-top
site, to the internationally important 1930s complex for Boots at
Beeston. A rich legacy also remains from Nottingham's Georgian and
Victorian prosperity, explored here in a series of walks around the
regenerated city centre and its distinctive and varied inner
suburbs. Illustrated throughout in colour with specially
commissioned photographs, augmented by a wealth of maps and
historic views, "Nottingham" is at once the indispensible visitor's
companion and an essential reference work.
An illuminating look at a controversial architectural style--and
its finest examples. Postmodern architecture, which emerged in the
1980s, has been much maligned--but in this book historians Elain
Harwood and Geraint Franklin celebrate the genre with a fascinating
discussion of its background and key concepts. Each lavishly
illustrated entry focuses on what characteristics make the
structure unique and provides information on the architect who
created it. Eye-opening examples include No 1 Poultry, a London
office building by James Stirling; the Sainsbury Wing of the
National Gallery, designed by Robert Venturi; the striking TV-am
studios in Camden; and the iconic SIS Building in central London.
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