FRS Yorke and the evolution of English modernism / Jeremy Melvin ; with a memoir by David Allford.

Main entry:

Melvin, Jeremy, 1964-

Title & Author:

FRS Yorke and the evolution of English modernism / Jeremy Melvin ; with a memoir by David Allford.

Publication:

Chichester, U.K. ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Academy, 2003.

Description:

136 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-133) and index.
1. Publishing architecture in the 1930s: The Architectural Press and The Modern House -- 2. Prefabrication and construction -- 3. Nude sunbathers or royal tutors?: Clients and patrons in the 1930s -- 4. Enthusiasm, ambiguity and opportunity: An individual approach to modernist planning -- 5. The fruits of professionalism -- 6. FRS Yorke: A memoir, 1952-62: "If you don't like what you're doing, don't do it."

Summary:

F.R.S. Yorke was an influential architect in the 20th century and his book 'The Modern House' set the pattern for architects for the rest of the century. This book provides the full details of this life of an important figure in the development of modern architecture.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information

ISBN:

0471489603 (paperback)
9780471489603 (paperback)

Subject:

Yorke, F. R. S. (Francis Reginald Stevens)
Yorke, F. R. S. (Francis Reginald Stevens) Critique et interprétation.
Yorke, Francis Reginald Stevens, 1906-1962.
Modern movement (Architecture) Great Britain.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.
21.62 history of architecture.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Gebouwen.
Modernisme (cultuur)
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Catalogues raisonnés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228165
Call No.: NA44.Y89.2 M4 2003
Status: Available

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