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The Buildings around Us
By Thom Gorst
191 pages
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- E & FN Spon
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- London
- Publication year:
- 1995
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Synopsis
Buildings surround and affect us all. In this clear and concise introduction to buildings Thom Gorstdemystifies the culture of architecture and shows how an interest in our environment - whatever our cultural position - can be of great value to us.Related books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction vi
- How to Use This Book viii
- Acknowledgements x
- Hamilton Square, Birkenhead 1830 1
- Bank of England, Bristol 1844 6
- Albert Dock, Liverpool 1845 11
- Newcastle Central Station 1850 16
- All Saints, Margaret St, London 1855 20
- Akroydon, Halifax 1861 24
- Oriel Chambers, Liverpool 1864 28
- Manchester Town Hall 1868 31
- The Granary, Bristol 1869 36
- Back-To-Back Houses, Leeds 1875 40
- Primrose Hill School, London 1885 43
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction vi
- How to Use This Book viii
- Acknowledgements x
- Hamilton Square, Birkenhead 1830 1
- Bank of England, Bristol 1844 6
- Albert Dock, Liverpool 1845 11
- Newcastle Central Station 1850 16
- All Saints, Margaret St, London 1855 20
- Akroydon, Halifax 1861 24
- Oriel Chambers, Liverpool 1864 28
- Manchester Town Hall 1868 31
- The Granary, Bristol 1869 36
- Back-To-Back Houses, Leeds 1875 40
- Primrose Hill School, London 1885 43
- 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow 1892 46
- Boundary Street Estate, London 1895 49
- The Boston, London 1899 52
- 51-57 Ivydale Road, London 1900 54
- Lion Chambers, Glasgow 1905 58
- Selfridges, London 1907 62
- Rushby Mead, Letch Worth 1911 66
- North Harrow Estate, London 1925 70
- Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 1928 73
- Jaywick Sands, Clacton 1930 76
- Wicklands Avenue, Saltdean 1934 79
- Battersea Power Station, London 1934 84
- Pioneer Health Centre, London 1935 87
- Peter Jones, London 1935 89
- The Odeon, Weston-Super-Mare 1935 92
- Prefabricated Dwellings 1946 96
- Templewood School, Welwyn 1949 100
- Royal Festival Hall, London 1951 104
- Lower Precinct, Coventry 1957 108
- Alton West Estate, London 1959 111
- Alpha House, Coventry 1962 114
- Preston Bus Station 1969 117
- Maidenhead Library 1973 120
- Chelmer Village 1974 123
- Willis, Faber & Dumas, Ipswich 1975 126
- Hillingdon Civic Centre 1977 129
- Aylesbury Estate, London 1977 133
- Herman Miller, Bath 1977 136
- Milton Keynes Central 1979 140
- Crown Offices, Cardiff 1980 143
- Weller Way, Liverpool 1982 146
- Burnham Copse School, Tadley 1986 149
- Ford Estate, Wirral 1986 152
- Walters Way, London 1987 155
- Aztec West, Bristol 1987 158
- Meadowhall, Sheffield 1990 163
- Canary Wharf, London 1990 166
- Bdc Marketing Centre, Bristol 1992 169
- Mercers House, London 1992 171
- Glossary 174
- Index 179