Author : Geraint Franklin
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1849944504
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)
Book Synopsis Post-Modern Buildings in Britain by : Geraint Franklin
Download or read book Post-Modern Buildings in Britain written by Geraint Franklin and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating look at a controversial architectural style – and its finest examples Post-modernism was the 1980s’ counter to Brutalism but fell out of fashion until its best buildings began to disappear. Now is the time to reassess its values. Historians Geraint Franklin and Elain Harwood discuss its background and key architects before celebrating Britain's finest examples. Individual entries are beautifully illustrated, many with new photography, including the SIS Building made famous by James Bond, John Outram’s awe-inspiring pumping station in London's Docklands and Judge Institute in Cambridge, and the late works of James Stirling and Michael Wilford, including No.1 Poultry – an extraordinary corner of the City that in 2016 became England’s youngest listed building.