A Guide To Modernism In Metro Land

Author : Joshua Abbott
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781783528578

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A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land by Joshua Abbott Pdf

From Barnet to Richmond, explore the history of London's Metro-Land A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land is your essential pocket guide to the modernist architecture of London's suburbs. Inspired by John Betjeman's 1973 documentary Metro-Land and the writing of Ian Nairn, it examines the growth of the city's suburbs from the 1920s up to the present day – a story that is closely interwoven with the development of innovative architecture in Britain – through its most remarkable modernist buildings. Featuring work by architects such as Charles Holden, Erno Goldfinger and Norman Foster, the book covers nine London boroughs and two counties: Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. It is designed to help you explore Metro-Land's modernist heritage, featuring short descriptions of each building alongside maps of the areas covered, and more than 100 colour photographs.

Author : JOSHUA. ABBOTT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783528567

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GUIDE TO MODERNISM IN METRO-LAND. by JOSHUA. ABBOTT Pdf

Author : Lukas Novotny
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780711239722

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Modern London by Lukas Novotny Pdf

From the art deco factories of the 1920s through to the skyscraper boom of the twenty-first century, Modern London takes you on an illustrated tour of the capital’s ever-changing landscape. Shaped variously by war, economics, population growth and design trends, the city has been moulded by some of the greatest modern architects and to this day remains a centre of building design and experimentation. Through intricate graphic illustrations and accessible entertaining text, London’s streets, structures and transport systems of the last century are brought to life. Discover long lost treasures such as the Firestone Factory and marvel at modern–day masterpieces like the London Aquatics centre; delight in previously vilified social housing projects such as the Balfron Tower, and discover the drama behind bold, eccentric designs like the ‘Cheesegrater’. The city’s skyline can change in an instant; Modern London invites you to sit back and survey the scene so far.

Author : William Charles Miller
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1785002368

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Nordic Modernism by William Charles Miller Pdf

Modernism was instrumental in the development of twentieth and twenty-first century Scandinavian architecture, for it captured a progressive, urbane character that was inextricably associated with, and embraced the social programmes of the Nordic welfare states. Recognized internationally for its sensitivity and responsiveness to place and locale, and its thoughtful use of materials and refined detailing, Nordic architecture continues to evolve and explore its modernist roots. This work covers the romantic and classical architectural foundations of Nordic modernism; the development of Nordic Functionalism; the maturing and expansion of Nordic modern architecture in the post-war period; international influences on Scandinavian modernism at the end of the twentieth century and finally, the global and local currents found in contemporary Nordic architecture.

Author : James C. Scott
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300252989

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Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott Pdf

“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book Review Hailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their society or their environment, and uncovers the conditions common to all such planning disasters. “Beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit.”—New Yorker “A tour de force.”— Charles Tilly, Columbia University

Author : Julian Barnes
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307797773

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Metroland by Julian Barnes Pdf

From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of A Sense of an Ending comes a comedy of sexual awakening in the 1960s that is “wonderfully fresh, crackling with nostalgic irreverence” (Vogue). Only the author of Flaubert's Parrot could give us a novel that is at once a note-perfect rendition of the angsts and attitudes of English adolescence, a giddy comedy of sexual awakening, and a portrait of the accommodations that some of us call "growing up" and others "selling out.

Author : Richard K. Morriss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : NWU:35556033044256

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The Archaeology of Buildings by Richard K. Morriss Pdf

The study of buildings--whether out of sheer interest or to assist planning decisions--is a branch of archaeology which is distinct from both archaeology and architectural history, yet allied to both. This book begins by providing background information about studying the basic materials used in a building's construction, such as stone, brick, or timber-framing. The author explains how various clues left by the builders can add to the historic background and use of the site, and explains how all these strands of information can be woven together to produce a detailed understanding of how any building has developed over the years. Over 100 illustrations and two invaluable appendices--typical examples of buildings and an illustrated glossary of terms--complete a handbook that has long been needed by professionals and amateurs alike.

Author : Oliver Green
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : England, South East
ISBN : 0948353090

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Metro-Land by Oliver Green Pdf

Author : Simon Phipps
Publisher : September Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781910463642

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Brutal London by Simon Phipps Pdf

A photographic exploration of the post-war modernist architecture of London. This collection of unique and evocative photography of Brutalist architecture by Simon Phipps casts the city in a new light. Arranged by inner London Borough, BRUTAL LONDON takes in famous examples such as the Trellick Tower, the Brunswick Centre and the Alexandra Road Estate, as well as lesser known housing and municipal spaces. It serves as an introduction to buildings the reader may see every day, an invitation to look differently, a challenge to look up afresh, or to seek out celebrated Brutalism across the capital. The book's portable size and maps for each borough make it useful and practical; while the design, by leading agency A Practice for Everyday Life, echoes the aesthetic of Brutalist architecture with rough textured edges and fonts inspired by the site maps of modernist estates. The hardback was finalist for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2017, Photographic Books, Art / Architecture Monographs. Please note this is a fixed-format ebook with some coloured pages and may not be well-suited for older e-readers.

Author : Marshall Berman
Publisher : Verso
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 0860917851

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All that is Solid Melts Into Air by Marshall Berman Pdf

The experience of modernization -- the dizzying social changes that swept millions of people into the capitalist world -- and modernism in art, literature and architecture are brilliantly integrated in this account.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Southbank Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : British Empire Exhibition
ISBN : 1904915000

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Metro-Land by Anonim Pdf

Metro-land was devised as a catchy brand name for the area north west of London in Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire served by the Metropolitan Railway. It first appeared in print in 1915 with the publication of Metro-land, a guidebook designed to promote the area for leisure excursion travel from London, as well as to stimulate residential development. The scheme was to blossom into a huge success in the post-war twenties, when new suburban house sales round London took off as never before. This volume evokes that nostalgic age.

Author : Georgi Stanishev
Publisher : Dom Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3869226579

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Architectural Guide Sofia by Georgi Stanishev Pdf

Sofia is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and it remains a relatively undiscovered melting pot of Eastern and Western cultures. Its urban fabric comprises a vast range of architectures, with structures by the ancient Thracians, the Romans, Byzantines, as well as works from the Bulgarian medieval era, the Ottoman Empire, and the modern day, including the peculiar period of communist historicism and modernism. This book presents the city and its capacity to produce a singular architectural experience by tracing its geography and dissecting its historical layers. The Bulgarian capital is not defined by any pure styles; it re-mixes various influences to create a unique amalgamation. Architectural Guide Sofia catalogues not only monuments and sites overlooked by standard tourist guides, but also the city's most recent buildings, highlighting innovative works by contemporary architects. It profiles 200 selected structures from different eras, explores the genesis of the local architectures, and analyses the architectural details born out of clashes of various stylistic influences. More than 15 maps and 700 illustrations, coupled with an extensive bibliography, will help readers and travellers experience the extraordinary diversity of Sofia's built environment.

Author : Michael Webb
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1616897023

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Architects' Houses (30 inventive and imaginative homes architects designed and live in) by Michael Webb Pdf

What does an architect's dream house look like? Explore the homes of thirty of the world's most talented architects. Inventive and imaginative homes in 17 different countries. Spacious or frugal, ambitious or modest, refined or rough-edged, daring or reductive, the inspiring buildings in Architects' Houses are unique in design concepts, details, and materials, and how they interact with their landscape. A treasure trove of ideas for homeowners, practitioners, and interior designers. Architects' Houses is richly illustrated with photographs, sketches, and plans. Learn how established architects design their own homes' design. Explore the creative process and influence of architects' houses over the past two hundred years. From Jefferson's Monticello to the creations of Charles and Ray Eames, Toyo Ito to Frank Gehry. This generously illustrated book brims with ideas and inspiration as these architects' houses show different answers to the question: how can a house enrich lives and its natural surroundings?

Author : Fiona MacCarthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0571295142

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Walter Gropius by Fiona MacCarthy Pdf

Fiona MacCarthy's captivating biography of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius is a 'masterpiece' (Edmund de Waal)

Author : Twentieth Century Society
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781849949118

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100 20th-Century Shops by Twentieth Century Society Pdf

A showcase of Britain's most architecturally significant shops throughout the twentieth century and beyond. 100 20th-Century Shops is a fascinating insight into the heritage of Britain's changing high street and the diverse architectural styles of the 20th century. Entries in this book showcase 100 often instantly recognisable shops from across the country, from throughout the 20th century and stretching into the 21st, capturing the changing architectural styles of our beloved and rapidly disappearing retail environment. As the UK's retail landscape faces an existential crisis, now is an appropriate time to review and celebrate the architecture of our high streets. From Tudor-revival department stores and futuristic supermarkets to Art Deco shop fronts and post-war Festival style markets, the 100 shops featured here evoke a variety of design styles and traces the history and evolution of our cherished high street. The book also contains essays by respected writers Elain Harwood, Lynn Pearson, Matthew Whitfield, Kathryn A. Morrison and Bronwen Edwards on the design, development and decline of the high street over the last 100 years within a social and political context. This compelling book provides a glimpse into the wonderful shops that Britain has to offer and is a must-have for all fans of design history, architecture and retail.