100 20th-Century Houses

Twentieth Century Society

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Batsford Ltd
10 October 2022

Residential buildings, domestic buildings

This illuminating book, redesigned and updated for this brand-new edition, is a fascinating insight into Britain's built heritage and the diverse housing styles of the twentieth century. It showcases 100 houses, from throughout the 20th century and stretching into the 21st, that represent the range of architectural styles throughout the years and show how housing has adapted to suit urban life. Each house is accompanied by stunning photography and texts written by leading architectural critics and design historians, including Gavin Stamp, Elain Harwood, Barnabas Calder, Ellis Woodman and Gillian Darley.

From specially commissioned architect-design houses for private individuals to housing built for increased workforces, each of the 100 houses brings a different design style or historical story. There are houses built as part of garden cities, semi-detached suburban dwelllings, housing estates, eco-houses, almshouses, converted factories and affordable post-war homes. Architectural styles encompass mock Tudor, modernist, Arts and Crafts and brutalism, and featured architects include Giles Gilbert Scott, Walter Gropius, Edwin Lutyens, Powell and Moya and David Chipperfield.

The book also contains essays that explore the social and political aspects of housing design in Britain over the last 100 years, looking at the impact the world wars had on housing, exploring domestic technology and building materials and discovering how the modern house came about. This compelling book gives a glimpse into the wonderful housing Britain has to offer and is a must-have for all fans of design history and architecture.

By: Twentieth Century Society
Imprint: Batsford Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 220mm,
ISBN: 9781849947862
ISBN 10: 1849947864
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, the society launched a campaign to protect Britain's few remaining cooling towers.

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‘100 20th Century Houses proves [a] point with a series of innovative and humane house types stretching from 1914 to 2015, accompanied by essays and texts from writers who know their stuff.’ Building Design Online Emma Dent Coad

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100 20th-Century Houses

Twentieth Century Society

$45

Hardback

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