160 pages, paperback, 265 x 196 mm, 100 illustrations
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ISBN: 978 0 952975 58 8
This latest publication from The Twentieth Century Society covers many aspects of the architecture and designs of the 1930s, from the influence of sculpture and photography, through the work of iconic architechts like Lubetkin, to the impact of new housing models on their inhabitants.
Setting the context is a hitherto unpublished essay by Nikolaus Pevsner, originally written as part of a text on British Architecture for the Architecture Review in 1939, but which never appeared. It is a highly perceptive early assessment of the modern movement in Britain, from the man who did much to champion it. Other topics include modernism and tradition in British sculpture, architectural photography, the design of schools, the work of Sir Owen Williams, of Lubetkin and of Ladun, and housing.
Sarah Charlton is Head of Royal Horticultural Society Books. Alan Powers has recently published The Modern Movement in Britain (2005). Nikolaus Pevsner was the author of the famous The Buildings of England series. Contrubutors: Chris Stephens, curator at Tate Modern; Robert Elwall, Curators of Photographs, RIBA; Denis Clarke Hall, architect, winner of the 1937 News Chronicle schools competition; Royston Foor; John Allan, restoration architect, author of two books on Lubetkin; Elizabeth Darling, University of Brighton; Barnabus Calder.
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