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Elain Harwood

Mid-Century Britain

Modern Architecture 1938–1963

Elain Harwood

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English
Batsford Ltd
21 January 2022
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Residential buildings, domestic buildings; History of architecture
Leading expert and passionate advocate of modern British architecture Elain Harwood gives the best overview of British architecture from 1938 to 1963 - midcentury buildings. Growing in popularity and with an increasing understanding of their importance as a background to our lives, the buildings range from the Royal Festival Hall, Newcastle City Hall and to Deal Pier and Douglas ferry terminal, from prefabs and ice cream parlours to Coventry Cathedral and the Golden Lane Estate. The author writes in non-technical, layman's language about the design, architecture and also the influence of these buildings on the lives of our towns and cities.

The author has arranged the huge variety of buildings into: Houses and Flats: Churches and Public Buildings; Offices; Shops; Showrooms and Cafes; Hotels and Public Houses; Cinemas, Theatres and Concert Halls; Industrial Buildings and Transport. There is an insightful introduction that places these buildings in the context of 20th-century architecture generally and globally. All fantastically photographed to make this a must have for anyone interested in our built heritage.

Postwar Britain architects often saw architecture as a powerful means to improve the quality of our lives after the shadow of war. This is the fascinating story of what they built to meet that challenge.
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Imprint:   Batsford Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 189mm, 
ISBN:   9781849946865
ISBN 10:   1849946868
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Elain Harwood is the historian at English Heritage responsible for its post-war research and listing program. Her publications on the subject include England's Post-war Listed Buildings and Space, Hope and Brutalism: English Architecture 1945-1975 and many articles for Twentieth-Century Architecture, the journal of the Twentieth-Century Society.

Reviews for Mid-Century Britain: Modern Architecture 1938–1963

'Probably nobody alive has done as much for the understanding of the twentieth-century architecture of Britain than Elain Harwood' -- Tribune 'Elain Harwood has done more than anyone to enhance understanding of the [Mid-Century] period' - Rowan Moore -- The Observer


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