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Built for a better future : the Brynmawr Rubber Factory
- Title
- Built for a better future : the Brynmawr Rubber Factory / Victoria Perry ; foreword by Andrew Saint.
- Author
- Perry, Victoria.
- Publication
- Oxford, Eng. : White Cockade, ©1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | NA6403.G7 P47 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 96 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
- Summary
- Designed in 1946-1951 by the Architects' Co-operative Partnership and the engineer Ove Arup, the Brynmawr rubber factory was built to bring aid to the devastated economy of South Wales. Its visionary conception, innovative shell-concrete construction and photogenic form immediately made it a Modernist icon. In 1986 it became the first post-war building to be listed; but today it lies derelict, a spectacular ruin under threat of demolition. This story of 'an outstanding building in an out-of-the-way place' is rich in interest for all concerned with the place of architecture and conservation in society.
- Subject
- Brynmawr Rubber Factory > Buildings
- Brynmawr Rubber Factory
- Factories > Wales > Brynmawr
- Buildings
- Factories
- Industriebau
- Usines > Grande-Bretagne > Pays de Galles (GB) > 20e siècle
- Architecture industrielle > Grande-Bretagne > Pays de Galles (GB) > 20e siècle
- Fabriker
- Industrihistoria
- Industribyggnader > Arkitektur
- Brynmawr (Wales) > Buildings, structures, etc
- Wales > Brynmawr
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 1873487045
- 9781873487044
- LCCN
- 95132739
- OCLC
- ocm32124708
- 32124708
- SCSB-9025505
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library