A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land

Author : Joshua Abbott

Paperback

Published : Thursday 1 October 2020

ISBN : 9781783528561

Price : €12.86

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A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land

by Joshua Abbott

Paperback

01 Oct 2020

ARCHITECTURE
>> Buildings

€12.86

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The definitive illustrated guide to art deco, modernist and brutalist architecture in London's suburbs

From Barnet to Richmond, explore the history of London's Metro-Land A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land is your essential pocket guide to the modernist architecture of London's suburbs. Inspired by John Betjeman's 1973 documentary Metro-Land and the writing of Ian Nairn, it examines the growth of the city's suburbs from the 1920s up to the present day - a story that is closely interwoven with the development of innovative architecture in Britain - through its most remarkable modernist buildings. Featuring work by architects such as Charles Holden, Erno Goldfinger and Norman Foster, the book covers nine London boroughs and two counties: Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. It is designed to help you explore Metro-Land's modernist heritage, featuring short descriptions of each building alongside maps of the areas covered, and more than 100 colour photographs.

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