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Space, hope and brutalism : English architecture, 1945-1975

Title: Space, hope and brutalism : English architecture, 1945-1975 / Elain Harwood ; photographs by James O. Davies.
Author: Harwood, Elain
Publication: New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press New Haven and London in Association with Historic England, [2015]

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Additional Authors

Davies, James O.

Description

xxxi, 703 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 30 cm

Summary

"This is the first major book to study English architecture between 1945 and 1975 in its entirety. Challenging previous scholarship on the subject and uncovering vast amounts of new material at the boundaries between architectural and social history, Elain Harwood structures the book around building types to reveal why the architecture takes the form it does. Buildings of all budgets and styles are examined, from major universities to the modest cafe;. The book is illustrated with stunning new photography that reveals the logic, aspirations, and beauty of hundreds of buildings throughout England, at the point where many are disappearing or are being mutilated. Space, Hope, and Brutalism offers a convincing and lively overview of a subject and period that fascinates younger scholars and appeals to those who were witnesses to this history. "--

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Planned Town Centres and New Towns -- Housing -- Private Houses -- Schools -- Higher Education -- Healthcare and Hospitals -- Transport -- Energry, Agriculture and Industry -- Commercial Buildings -- Places of Worship -- Leisure and Culture -- Public Buildings.

Call Number

JQF 16-623

ISBN

9780300204469
0300204469

LCCN

2013042762

OCLC

862098372

Author

Harwood, Elain, author.

Title

Space, hope and brutalism : English architecture, 1945-1975 / Elain Harwood ; photographs by James O. Davies.

Publisher

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press New Haven and London in Association with Historic England, [2015]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1900 - 1999

Added Author

Davies, James O., photographer.

Research Call Number

JQF 16-623

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