A stylish celebration of some of the greatest buildings in Britain, from the 20th century and beyond, by the country’s leading organisation for the protection of 20th century architecture.This fascinating book showcases 100 standout buildings from 1914 onwards, representing the broad variety of 20th century British architecture. The structures celebrated in this book include the Royal Festival Hall, the Hepworth Gallery, Preston Bus Station, Battersea Power Station, the Barbican Estate, the Aquatics Centre and many more.  The glorious photography in 100 20th Century Buildings is accompanied by insightful text from a range of expert architectural writers and enthusiasts including Alan Powers, Owen Hatherley and Rowan Moore, along with several longer essays on different aspects of the 20th-century built environment: the late Gavin Stamp on the inter-war decades, the much missed Elain Harwood on post-war architecture and Timothy Brittain-Catlin on postmodernism.From factories to art galleries, churches to health centres, office blocks to individual private dwellings, this book provides a captivating overview of the 20th century built environment.
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A stylish and fascinating insight into the diverse architecture of Britain’s built heritage, covering the 20th century and beyond.
Foreword – Hugh PearmanIntroduction – Catherine Croft100 Years Timeline1914–1918The Inter-war Decades – Gavin Stamp1919–1951Post-war Architecture – Elain Harwood1952–1988Postmodernism – Timothy Brittain-Catlin1989–2013Further readingIndexPicture creditsAcknowledgements
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849948692
Publisert
2024-06-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Batsford
Vekt
502 gr
Høyde
220 mm
Bredde
220 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

Biographical note

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management.