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Space, hope, and brutalism : English architecture, 1945-1975 / Elain Harwood.

By: Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014Description: xxxi, 703 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300204469 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.942/0904 23
LOC classification:
  • NA968 .H375 2014
Other classification:
  • ARC005080 | ARC020000 | ARC001000
Contents:
Planned Town Centres and New Towns -- Housing -- Private Houses -- Schools -- Universities -- Healthcare and Hospitals -- Transport -- Energry, Agriculture and Industry -- Town Centres and Offices -- Places of Worship -- Leisure and Culture -- Public Buildings.
Summary: "This is the first major book to study English architecture between 1945 and 1975 in its entirety. Challenging previous scholarship on the subject and uncovering vast amounts of new material at the boundaries between architectural and social history, Elain Harwood structures the book around building types to reveal why the architecture takes the form it does. Buildings of all budgets and styles are examined, from major universities to the modest cafe;. The book is illustrated with stunning new photography that reveals the logic, aspirations, and beauty of hundreds of buildings throughout England, at the point where many are disappearing or are being mutilated. Space, Hope, and Brutalism offers a convincing and lively overview of a subject and period that fascinates younger scholars and appeals to those who were witnesses to this history. "-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks NA968 .H375 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001361566

"This is the first major book to study English architecture between 1945 and 1975 in its entirety. Challenging previous scholarship on the subject and uncovering vast amounts of new material at the boundaries between architectural and social history, Elain Harwood structures the book around building types to reveal why the architecture takes the form it does. Buildings of all budgets and styles are examined, from major universities to the modest cafe;. The book is illustrated with stunning new photography that reveals the logic, aspirations, and beauty of hundreds of buildings throughout England, at the point where many are disappearing or are being mutilated. Space, Hope, and Brutalism offers a convincing and lively overview of a subject and period that fascinates younger scholars and appeals to those who were witnesses to this history. "-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Planned Town Centres and New Towns -- Housing -- Private Houses -- Schools -- Universities -- Healthcare and Hospitals -- Transport -- Energry, Agriculture and Industry -- Town Centres and Offices -- Places of Worship -- Leisure and Culture -- Public Buildings.

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