Lost futures : the disappearing architecture of post-war Britain / Owen Hopkins.

Main entry:

Hopkins, Owen, 1984- author.

Title & Author:

Lost futures : the disappearing architecture of post-war Britain / Owen Hopkins.

Publication:

London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2017]
©2017

Description:

128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 18 February-29 May 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ambition and ideals: The changing fortunes of Post-war British architecture, 1945-2017 -- Buildings -- Endnotes -- Further reading -- Photographic acknowledgments -- Index.

Summary:

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 the complex reasons that led to the loss of these projects' ambitious futures, and assesses whether some might one day be recaptured. 00Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (February 2017).

ISBN:

9781910350621
1910350621

Subject:

Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Modern movement (Architecture) Great Britain.
Architecture Great Britain History 20th century.
Urban renewal Great Britain History 20th century.
Reconstruction (1939-1951) Great Britain.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Rénovation urbaine Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Reconstruction, 1939-1951 Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture History Great Britain 20th century.
Urban renewal History Great Britain 20th century.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Urban renewal.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Urban renewal Great Britain.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
History.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294938
Call No.: BIB 240867
Status: Available

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