Architectural History of the British Isles – serie
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John Vanbrugh
The Drama of Architecture
Inbunden, 2025
393 kr
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Sir John Vanbrugh was one of Britain’s greatest architects and the designer of some of the most important and best beloved English country houses, including Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. This beautifully illustrated biography draws on close study of Vanbrugh's letters to bring to life his …
Edinburgh
City of Romanticism
Inbunden, 2026
456 kr
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Romanticism made Scotland famous. It critically shaped the course of Scottish culture, while impacting on cultures elsewhere and inaugurating the country’s still-flourishing and lucrative tourist industry. This book is about Edinburgh’s most emblematic architecture over the long 19th century: the …
Architectural Association in the Postwar Years
Inbunden, 2020
708 kr
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In the period following the Second World War, the Architectural Association (AA) became the only British school of architecture of truly global renown. It was one of only two schools in the world which fully embraced and promoted the pedagogical ideals put forward by CIAM (Congrès Internationaux …
Clotilde Brewster
Pioneering Woman Architect
Inbunden, 2024
569 kr
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Described by composer Ethel Smyth as brilliant, sociable, amusing and utterly original, Clotilde Brewster defied all the odds by becoming the first woman to work internationally as an architect. She was part of a group of pioneering women in the late nineteenth century who broke down barriers in …
Cottage in Interwar England
Class and the Picturesque
Inbunden, 2024
569 kr
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The 20 years between First and Second World Wars were a time of dramatic development for English people and their homes. By the end of the 1930s, one family in three was living in an interwar house. But one thing that did not change was the sentimental affection of the English for the idea of the …
Palace of the Ether
Broadcasting House and the Architecture of the BBC, 1922-1932
Inbunden, 2026
582 kr
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This book is about the architecture and design of broadcasting in the 1920s and 1930s, examining the buildings which the BBC occupied in its founding decades, with a particular focus on Broadcasting House in London. It argues that these environments were as constitutive of the Corporation’s …
Architecture and Writings of E.S. Prior
Challenging the Arts and Crafts
Inbunden, 2026
644 kr
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Edward Schröder Prior (1852-1932) is not easily labelled. His reputation as an Arts and Crafts architect is well-earned but his output is much broader and more complex, offering a fascinating window into the debates surrounding English architectural and design culture around the turn of the 20th …
Waterloo Bridge and London River
Investigations and Reflections
Av Andrew Saint
Inbunden, 2025
393 kr
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As a subject, Waterloo Bridge fascinated writers and artists such as Dickens, Constable, Monet and Derain. This book tells the story of a bridge’s place in the city – its history in use, its inextricable connection with the great river which it crosses, and the character and activities of the two …
Baillie Scott
Architect and Author
Av William Fawcett, Diane Haigh
Inbunden, 2026
645 kr
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Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945) was a leading and influential architect and designer of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, who adhered to the philosophy that good design should be made available to everyone. Based on Diane Haigh’s much praised and successful Baillie Scott: the Artistic …
Leslie Martin and Sadie Speight
Architects of Modern Britain
Inbunden, 2026
416 kr
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This is the first critical and biographical account of Sir Leslie Martin (1908-2000), one of the leading modern architects of post-war Britain. Martin was perhaps best known for the Royal Festival Hall (1948-1951) as part of the Festival of Britain, and his controversial masterplan to demolish most …
