The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, they launched a campaign to protect Britain’s few remaining cooling towers.

'An amazing big book'

• FOREWORD 6INTRODUCTION 11HISTORY 16DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 34LANDSCAPES 54CULTURE 72FUTURE 96ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 119FURTHER READING 120INDEX 121PICTURE CREDITS 126

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, they launched a campaign to protect Britain’s few remaining cooling towers.

'An amazing big book'

• FOREWORD 6INTRODUCTION 11HISTORY 16DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 34LANDSCAPES 54CULTURE 72FUTURE 96ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 119FURTHER READING 120INDEX 121PICTURE CREDITS 126

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, they launched a campaign to protect Britain’s few remaining cooling towers.

'An amazing big book'

• FOREWORD 6INTRODUCTION 11HISTORY 16DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 34LANDSCAPES 54CULTURE 72FUTURE 96ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 119FURTHER READING 120INDEX 121PICTURE CREDITS 126