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Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain
Owen Hopkins
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Description for Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain
Hardcover. An in-depth exploration of the forgotten buildings of postwar Britain, charting their evolution from ambitious concepts to abandoned constructions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 568.
Lost Futures looks in detail at the wide range of buildings constructed in Britain between 1945 and 1979. Although their bold architectural aspirations reflected the forward-looking social ethos of the postwar era, many have since been either demolished or altered beyond recognition.Photographs taken at the time of their completion are accompanied by expertly researched captions that examine the buildings' design, creation, the ideals they embodied and the reasons for their eventual destruction. Lost Futures covers many building types, from housing to factories, commercial spaces and power stations, and presents the work of both iconic and lesser-known architects. The author charts ... Read more
Lost Futures looks in detail at the wide range of buildings constructed in Britain between 1945 and 1979. Although their bold architectural aspirations reflected the forward-looking social ethos of the postwar era, many have since been either demolished or altered beyond recognition.Photographs taken at the time of their completion are accompanied by expertly researched captions that examine the buildings' design, creation, the ideals they embodied and the reasons for their eventual destruction. Lost Futures covers many building types, from housing to factories, commercial spaces and power stations, and presents the work of both iconic and lesser-known architects. The author charts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910350621
SKU
V9781910350621
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Ref
99-4
About Owen Hopkins
Owen Hopkins is a writer, historian and curator of architecture. He is Architecture Programme Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts. He is the author of Mavericks: Breaking the Mould of British Architecture (RA Publications, 2016), From the Shadows: The Architecture and Afterlife of Nicholas Hawksmoor (Reaktion, 2015) and Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide (Laurence King, 2014).
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