The Story Of Britain S Best Buildings

Author : Dan Cruickshank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822032202996

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Britain is covered with an extraordinary array of fantastic and brilliant buildings. There are more historic buildings of more styles in Britain than even in Italy. And, our favourites occupy a similar place in the national psyche as Robin Hood and Nell Gwynne. Britain's Best Buildings celebrates the bricks-and-mortar icons of our history that are well known and loved beyond all the others: Dan Cruickshank re-visits the stuff of legend but also reveals the stories behind the buildings. Like the life of any human being, there are highs and lows to the story of every building and as even the best-known celebrity has dark corners and secret closets to explore, so do Britain's best-loved buildings. To know a great building is to make it more our own - to know it even more will make us feel we have a stake in its past, present, and future. Each of the buildings is outstanding architecturally, yet each has strong personal stories behind their construction and as a whole they offer a journey through the nation's architecture and psyche from the 12th century to the present day.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:499578429

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Best Buildings in Britain by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dan Cruickshank
Publisher : William Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0007575580

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A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank Pdf

Featuring over 200 photographs, this stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings

Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780385533591

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At Home by Bill Bryson Pdf

In these pages, the beloved Bill Bryson gives us a fascinating history of the modern home, taking us on a room-by-room tour through his own house and using each room to explore the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern comforts, Bryson demonstrates that whatever happens in the world eventually ends up in our home, in the paint, the pipes, the pillows, and every item of furniture. Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and his sheer prose fluency makes At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life.

Author : Christopher G. Powell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Construction industry
ISBN : 9780419207306

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The British Building Industry Since 1800 by Christopher G. Powell Pdf

Powell introduces and describes two centuries of building activity and the building industry, addressing such questions as why and what was built, who decided to build, and how they did so.

Author : Martha W. Driver,Sid Ray
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786491650

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Shakespeare and the Middle Ages by Martha W. Driver,Sid Ray Pdf

Every generation reinvents Shakespeare for its own needs, imagining through its particular choices and emphases the Shakespeare that it values. The man himself was deeply involved in his own kind of historical reimagining. This collection of essays examines the playwright's medieval sources and inspiration, and how they shaped his works. With a foreword by Michael Almereyda (director of the Hamlet starring Ethan Hawke) and dramaturge Dakin Matthews, these thirteen essays analyze the ways in which our modern understanding of medieval life has been influenced by our appreciation of Shakespeare's plays.

Author : Dan Cruickshank
Publisher : William Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0007581084

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Architecture by Dan Cruickshank Pdf

This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings. Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture. His selection includes many of the world's best-known buildings that represent key or pioneering moments in architectural history, such as the Pantheon in Rome, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, the Taj Mahal in India and the Forbidden City in China. But the book also covers less obvious and more surprising structures, the generally unsung heroes of an endlessly fascinating story. Buildings like Oriel Chambers in Liverpool and the Narkomfin Apartment Building in Moscow. Dan Cruickshank has visited nearly all the buildings in the book, many in locations that are now inaccessible and under serious threat. A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings is an eloquent and often moving testimony to the power of great architecture to shape, and be shaped by, world history.

Author : Owen Hatherley
Publisher : Allen Lane
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241238285

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Britain's 1000 Best Modern Buildings by Owen Hatherley Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781849941938

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100 Buildings, 100 Years by Anonim Pdf

The Twentieth Century Society protects outstanding architecture and design dating from 1914 onwards, so in 2014 it is marking 100 years of buildings under its protection. Originally founded as the Thirties Society in 1979, its first major case was the fabulous Art Deco Firestone factory on the Great West Road. Its remit has always been to protect the best of all types and styles of architecture and design from neo-Georgian to Art Deco, Modern Movement to pre-fab, and its campaigns now extend to brutalist and high-tech buildings. This book showcases photographs of 100 buildings – one for each year from 1914 – which represent the range and quality of work the Society protects and the amazing range of fascinating buildings we have in Britain. Each photograph is accompanied by information about the building, including why it stands out in a 100 years of architecture. The authors include noted experts in the fields of architecture, heritage and design, including Gavin Stamp, Alan Powers, Owen Hatherley and Rowan Moore. In addition, the book includes the best overview of modern architecture with essays on The Inter-war Decades (Gavin Stamp), Post-war Architecture (Elain Harwood) and Postmodernism (Timonthy Brittain-Catlin). Some of the buildings featured in the book include De La Warr Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican housing, Bracken House, Cenotaph, the Firestone Factory, BT Tower, and pre-fabs.

Author : Hubert J. Pragnell
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781849947336

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Industrial Britain by Hubert J. Pragnell Pdf

A fascinating insight into Britain's industrial past as evidenced by its buildings, richly illustrated with intricate line drawings. Industrial Britain goes far beyond the mills and machine houses of the Industrial Revolution to give an engaging insight into Britain's industrial heritage. It looks at the power stations and monumental bridges of Britain, including the buildings and engineering projects associated with the distribution of manufactured goods – docks, canals, railways and warehouses. The gasworks Temples of mass production The mill Warehouse and manufactory Dock and harbour buildings Water power and water storage Waterways: canals and rivers The railway age Breweries and oast houses Markets and exchanges The twentieth century: industry on greenfield sites It's a story of industrial development, but also a story of its ultimate decline. As manufacturing has been increasingly replaced by services, new uses have been found for at least some of the country's great industrial buildings. Not least as containers for art and heritage, such as the Bankside Power Station (Tate Modern) and Salts Mill. Other buildings featured are still used as originally intended today, such as Smithfield Market in London and the Shepherd Neame brewery in Faversham. Illustrated throughout with over 200 original line drawings, Industrial Britain is a celebration of industrial architecture and its enduring legacy.

Author : Henry J. Cowan,Ruth Greenstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1740895800

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The World's Greatest Buildings by Henry J. Cowan,Ruth Greenstein Pdf

"... features 100 examples of architecture ..."--Inside flap.

Author : Christopher Powell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136742767

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The British Building Industry since 1800 by Christopher Powell Pdf

This scholarly and well-researched study of the building industry documents the interplay of new materials and technologies, costs and the changing social and economic forces that affected the decision-making about our built environment over the last two centuries. The author provides a succinct and readable survey of the growth and development of British building which will be of interest to all building specialists and those training for a career in the construction industry.

Author : Matthew Freedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9460582559

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Best Buildings Britain by Matthew Freedman Pdf

* An elegant, practical, and easy-to-use guide for architecture fansBest Buildings Britain is the third title in the Best Buildings series, following Best Buildings Belgium (2018) and Best Buildings Holland (spring 2019). In this guide, Matthew Freedman presents 75 buildings completed after 1918 in Great Britain, each accompanied by a photo and a short text. The selection is based on the top ten lists of renowned British architects and architecture critics, including great names like Norman Foster, Piers Gough, Charles Holland, Jonathan Meades, Alice Rawsthorn and Richard Rogers. From their lists comes a surprising mix of 'best' buildings, from applauded contemporary projects such as the London Aquatics Centre, to impressive must-sees such as Highpoint in Highgate (London) or Marine Court in St Leonards-on-Sea, up to brutalist gems such as Preston bus station and the National Theatre. The book also features the full lists with all of each contributor's ten favorite buildings.

Author : Alfred Thomas Story
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UGA:32108009056196

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The Building of the British Empire by Alfred Thomas Story Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:219695417

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The World's Greatest Buildings by Anonim Pdf