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Alison and Peter Smithson

Title
Alison and Peter Smithson / Mark Crinson.
Author
Crinson, Mark
Publication
Swindon : Historic England, 2018.

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Description
xvii, 150 pagese : illustrations (some color), maps, plans; 24 cm
Summary
This is the first overview of the career of Alison and Peter Smithson, the most controversial yet most widely-influential of post-war architectural practices. From their first youthful project, the school at Hunstanton, to their final works, they epitomised the idea of the avant-garde architect, and were strongly engaged with artists and critics and with groups and tendencies in Britain and beyond. 0Structured thematically and chronologically, the book gives a coherent and compact narrative of the Smithsons' work and ideas. As well as all of the major buildings - including the Economist complex, the Garden building at St Hilda's College, and the Robin Hood Gardens estate - the book also discusses unbuilt projects, including substantial work for the British embassy at Brasilia and the Kuwait mat-building. It culminates with the less well-known factory additions, museum and house for Axel Bruchhauser, a furniture manufacturer in Germany. Central to their work, Mark Crinson argues, was a concern with belonging, with how we identify ourselves with places in a context of change.0Lavishly illustrated with new colour images as well as original drawings and historic photography, this book is an essential read for architects, students and enthusiasts for modernism wanting to learn more about the Smithsons.
Series Statement
Twentieth century architects
Uniform Title
Twentieth century architects.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biography.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index.
Call Number
JQE 18-829
ISBN
  • 9781848023529
  • 1848023529
LCCN
  • 2018404412
  • 40028496654
OCLC
1048923102
Author
Crinson, Mark, author.
Title
Alison and Peter Smithson / Mark Crinson.
Publisher
Swindon : Historic England, 2018.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Twentieth century architects
Twentieth century architects.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Other Standard Identifier
40028496654
Research Call Number
JQE 18-829
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