Research Catalog

Title

Richard Seifert : British brutalist architect / Dominic Bradbury.

Author

Bradbury, Dominic

Publication

London : Lund Humphries, 2020.

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Details

Additional Authors

Seifert, Richard

Description

175 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour); 29 cm

Summary

The pioneering British modernist architect Richard Seifert was one of the most successful and influential architects of his generation. During the 1960s and '70s he changed the face and fabric of London with a powerful series of highly visible and uncompromising brutalist buildings, including - most famously - Centre Point, the Nat West Tower and King's Reach Tower. Seifert is often described as a modernist version of Christopher Wren in terms of his impact upon the capital, building hundreds of towers, office buildings and hotels in London but also working in other parts of the UK and internationally.0An enigmatic and determined figure, Seifert achieved much in his lifetime yet has remained a controversial and divisive figure due to his unwavering commitment to modernism. Both Seifert and his buildings have been attacked, with his work described as 'notorious' for its brutalist aesthetic and an arguable lack of contextuality. Yet in recent years there has been a noticeable upsurge of interest in brutalist architecture in general along with the beginnings of a re-evaluation of Seifert's extraordinary contribution to mid-century architecture and design: a number of buildings by Seifert and his associates have been listed in recognition of their architectural importance.0Beautifully illustrated, this book records, analyses and celebrates a considered selection of Seifert's buildings, including Centre Point, the Nat West Tower, King's Reach Tower, the CAA Building, Euston Station Buildings, the Park Tower Hotel in London, the Times Newspaper Headquarters, the Princess Grace Hospital and Sussex Heights in Brighton, within the most extensive survey of his work to date.

Subject

• Seifert, Richard
• 1900-1999
• Brutalism (Architecture)
• Architecture > Great Britain > History > 20th century
• Architecture
• Great Britain

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JQF 21-445

ISBN

• 9781848223509
• 1848223501

OCLC

1198600449

Author

Bradbury, Dominic, author.

Title

Richard Seifert : British brutalist architect / Dominic Bradbury.

Publisher

London : Lund Humphries, 2020.

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

Seifert, Richard. Works. Selections.

Research Call Number

JQF 21-445