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Iconicon : a journey around the landmark buildings of contemporary Britain
- Title
- Iconicon : a journey around the landmark buildings of contemporary Britain / John Grindrod.
- Author
- Grindrod, John
- Publication
- London : Faber and Faber, 2022.
- ©2022
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- Description
- ix, 486 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- Summary
- Wimpey homes. Millennium monuments. Riverside flats. Wind farms. Spectacular skyscrapers. City centre apartments. Out of town malls.0The buildings designed in our lifetimes encapsulate the dreams and aspirations of our culture, while also revealing the sobering realities. Whether modest or monumental, they offer a living history of Britain, symbols of the forces that have shaped our modern landscape and icons in their own right.0ICONICON is an enthralling journey around the Britain we have created since 1980: the horrors and delights, the triumphs and failures. From space-age tower blocks to suburban business parks, and from postmodernist exuberance to Passivhaus eco-efficiency, this is at once a revelatory architectural grand tour and an endlessly witty and engaging piece of social history.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Penthouse and pavement -- 1980-96 -- For tomorrow -- 1997-2010 -- Little dark age -- 2010-2020.
- Call Number
- NA680
- ISBN
- 0571348130
- 9780571348138
- 9780571348152 (ePub ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 40031325466
- OCLC
- on1258782498
- 1258782498
- SCSB-14349315
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries