<p><strong>'Crammed to bursting with valuable evidence and sharp insight... undoubtedly makes an important contribution to the contemporary re-evaluation of architectural modernism.' - </strong><em>RIBA</em><br /><strong>'A remarkably detailed account...Gold's book is a beautifully researched and gently ironical account of events and ideologies that are slipping away from living memory.'</strong> <strong>-</strong> <em>The Architects' Journal</em></p><p><strong>'The definitive account of British involvement in the modern movement.'</strong> <em>- Deborah Lewittes, JSAH, 2005</em></p><p><strong>'His [Gold's] discussions of the MARS Group's exhibition <em>New Architecture</em> (1938) and reconstruction scheme for London ... remain the most useful analyses of these activities.'</strong> <em>- Deborah Lewittes, JSAH, 2005</em></p><p><strong>'A crucial step toward an in-depth account of modern architecture in Britain.'</strong> <em>- Deborah Lewittes, JSAH, 2005</em></p>

Making extensive use of information gained from in-depth interviews with architects active in the period between 1928-1953, the author provides a sympathetic understanding of the Modern Movement's architectural role in reshaping the fabric and structure of British metropolitan cities in the post-war period and traces the links between the experience of British modernists and the wider international modern movement.
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Making extensive use of information gained from in-depth interviews with architects active in the period between 1930-1959, this work looks at the modern movement's architectural role in reshaping the fabric and structure of British metropolitan cities in the post-war period.
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Introduction. Anticipations. Staking a Claim. Finding One Another. Exhibiting the Future. Projects and Plans. Marking Time. Dreams and False Expectations. Old and New Agenda. Notes and References. Index
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ISBN
9781138405400
Publisert
2017-07-03
Utgiver
Vendor
CRC Press
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
296

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