ELAIN HARWOOD
MID CENTURY BRITAIN: MODERN ARCHITECTURE 1938-1963 (2021)
OUTLINE
Postwar Britain architects often saw architecture as a powerful means to improve the quality of our lives after the shadow of war. This is the fascinating story of what they built to meet that challenge. The buildings described range from the Royal Festival Hall, Newcastle City Hall to Deal Pier and Douglas ferry terminal, from prefabs and ice cream parlours to Coventry Cathedral and the Golden Lane Estate.
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‘Probably nobody alive has done as much for the understanding of the twentieth-century architecture of Britain than Elain Harwood’ -- Tribune
‘Elain Harwood has done more than anyone to enhance understanding of the [Mid-Century] period’ – Rowan Moore -- The Observer
[An] incredible insight on the subject, seasoned with the odd quip’ – Jason Sayer -- The Architect’s Newspaper + Arch Daily Review
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