Space, Hope, and Brutalism: English Architecture, 1945-1975

by Elain Harwood

This is the first major book to study English architecture between 1945 and 1975 in its entirety. Challenging previous scholarship on the subject and uncovering vast amounts of new material at the boundaries between architectural and social history, Elain Harwood structures the book around building types to reveal why the architecture takes the form it does. Buildings of all budgets and styles are examined, from major universities to the modest caf?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300204469
• ISBN13: 9780300204469
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 9.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 10.1" x 11.5"