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Books on: british modern architecture

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Masters of Modern Architecture

Book by John Peter; G. Braziller, 1958

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Architects, Architecture, Modern--20th Century

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...example of the justly celebrated British modern school program. 198-200 THE CONNECTICUT...make the fullest possible use of modern office technology. Its huge three...surrounding landscaped acres, it is a modern complex that may well be a prediction...
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Aluminum in Modern Architecture

Book by John Peter, Edward A. Hamilton; Reinhold Publishing, 1956

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Aluminum, Structural, Architecture, Modern--20th Century

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...Aluminum is particularly favored by the British for exhibition purposes, and British exhibition design frequently sets the stage...century, has often been called the first modern building. The British like aluminum not only for its drama...
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Tracing Modernity: Manifestations of the Modern in Architecture and the City

Book by Mari Hvattum, Christian Hermansen; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Architecture And Society, Modern Movement (Architecture), Modernism (Aesthetics)

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...inseparable bond between architecture and the Zeitgeist . In...in the visual arts and architecture was the direct expression...in the late 1960s the British group Archigram was proselytising for an architecture that was lightweight...
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A History of Modern Architecture

Book by Jürgen Joedicke; Frederick A. Praeger, 1959

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Architecture, Modern--20th Cent

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...L., Cahchan/ Seine292 British Features, Bonn281 British Railways, London 13 Burg...Pier Luigi Nervi New German Architecture Siegfried Giedion: Walter...Mies van der Rohe American Architecture Since 1947 The publishers...
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The Architecture of Fantasy: Utopian Building and Planning in Modern Times

Book by Christiane Crasemann Collins, George R. Collins, Ulrich Conrads, Hans G. Sperlich; Frederick A. Praeger, 1962

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Architecture, Modern--20th Cent, Grotesque

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...planning, all the functions of modern civilization--residence...limitations and irrationalities of British Garden City planning. Comey...Planning Theory: Reply to the British Challenge," appeared in Landscape...of the ec static writing on architecture by the Bruno Taut circle...

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Journal Articles on: british modern architecture

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The British Pavilion at Expo '67: Art, Architecture and National Identity

Journal article by Brian Edwards, Susan Fahy; British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 20, 2007

Subjects:

Architecture, Canada, Studies, Trade shows, United Kingdom

Collections: History, Entire Library

...reactions to the British pavilion mirror...necessary) architecture from exhibition...identity in modern design. The British pavilion was...balance between architecture and technology...describing the British pavilion as...Ideals in Modern Architecture...
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British Atlantic, American Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America

Journal article by Michael P. Gabriel; Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 41, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, British Atlantic, American Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America (Book)--Book reviews

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...Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America. by Michael P. Gabriel...Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America, by Stephen J. Hornsby...geographic interpretation of early modern British America. The author focuses on...
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British Atlantic, American Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America

Journal article by Graeme Wynn; The Canadian Geographer, Vol. 50, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, British Atlantic, American Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America (Book)--Book reviews

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...patterns to vernacular architecture. Here Hornsbys efforts...power. Taken in sum, British Atlantic, American...analysis, I think that British Atlantic, American...the history of early modern America offers an invaluable...that the fracturing of British America brought about...
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Sociability and "Separate Spheres" on the North Atlantic: The Interior Architecture of British Atlantic Liners, 1840-1930

Journal article by Douglas Hart; Journal of Social History, Vol. 44, 2010

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Cruise lines--Design and construction, Interior design--Research, Public spaces--Design and construction, Public sphere--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Atlantic: The Interior Architecture of British Atlantic Liners, 1840...history of the interior architecture on British liners can then be...Stevens Curl, Victorian Architecture (London, 1990), 541-551; British trains were composed...
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The Long-durée Entanglement between Islamophobia and Racism in the Modern/colonial Capitalist/patriarchal World-system: an Introduction

Journal article by Ramón Grosfoguel, Eric Mielants; Human Architecture, Vol. 5, 2006

Subjects:

Civil liberties, Hierarchies, Historical analysis, Muslims, Politics, Racism, Religion, Social activism, Systems analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...racialized subject of the modern/colonial world inaugurated...the 17 th century, the British colonization of India in the 18 th century, the British colonization of the Middle...in the core of the "modern/colonial capitalist...Bangladeshis (subjects from old British colonies); thus Islamophobia...

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Magazine Articles on: british modern architecture

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Wells Coates: Maker of a Modern British Architecture; Fifty Years after His Death, Elizabeth Darling Considers the Contribution of Wells Coates, and Argues That His Attitude towards the Optimisation of Space Remains Relevant to the Design of Interiors Today

Magazine article by Elizabeth Darling; The Architectural Review, Vol. 224, September 2008

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Architects--Appreciation, Architects--Influence, Architecture, Modern--Appreciation, Architecture, Modern--Methods, Coates, Wells--Appreciation, Coates, Wells--Influence, Modern architecture--Appreciation, Modern architecture--Methods

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Wells Coates: Maker of a Modern British Architecture; Fifty Years after His Death...buildings are now landmarks of the Modern Movement in Britain. In 1946...Coates was an important figure in British Modernism, as instigator and...
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The Trouble with Ornament: Revisiting Past AR Essays, and in Discussion with Four of Britain's Most Thoughtful Contemporary Architects, Rob Gregory Considers Meaning and Significance in British Architecture Today

Magazine article by Rob Gregory; The Architectural Review, Vol. 222, November 2007

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Architecture, Modern--Forecasts and trends, Decoration and ornament--Forecasts and trends, Decorative arts--Forecasts and trends, Design, Decorative--Forecasts and trends, Modern architecture--Forecasts and trends

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...Everyone knows that Modern architecture is undecorated...conspicuously absent from architectures lexicon. British High-Tech was...best did recent British architecture get close to a...predictable and arid. Modern crime and the death...
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The Stirling Prize Shortlist Represents an Identity Crisis for British Architecture

Magazine article by Kieran Long; The Architectural Review, Vol. 226, October 2009

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Architects--Achievements and awards, Architecture, British--Achievements and awards, British architecture--Achievements and awards, Periodical publishing--Achievements and awards

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...Identity Crisis for British Architecture. by Kieran Long The...architecture prize for British buildings. But this...identity crisis for British architecture. ILLUSTRATION...coherence there is in British architecture, and how...their exuberant post-modern aesthetic is not loved...
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Towering Ambitions: The Architecture of Modern Toronto

Magazine article by Robert Fulford; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 45, May-June 1993

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Architecture, Modern--Canada, Toronto, Ontario--Buildings, facilities, etc.

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...Towering ambitions: the architecture of modern Toronto by Robert Fulford...on top of the old British metropolis created in...someone elses shadow: too British to be American, too...important creators of modern Toronto. Aside from...
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Exhibition/Modern British Sculpture

Magazine article by Peter Buchanan; The Architectural Review, Vol. 229, April 2011

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Architecture, British--Exhibitions, Art exhibitions--Exhibitions, Art--Exhibitions, British architecture--Exhibitions

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...around the world, British sculpture saw a...Schwitters hold for Modern British Sculpture? The...affinities with architecture, is represented...works from the British Museum once studied...influential on various modern sculptors. Among...

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Newspaper Articles on: british modern architecture

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What Has the Prince Given Architecture? the Prince of Wales May No Longer Be the Most Influential Voice in British Building Design but His Latest Intervention over Chelsea Barracks Is to Be Feared for a Different Reason

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 21, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Has the Prince Given Architecture? the Prince of Wales...Influential Voice in British Building Design but...the Royal Institute of British Architects sat down...their aim of bettering British building design. I...He disapproved of modern architecture, favouring...
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Icon or Eyesore? the Quality of Much British Architecture Has Improved Dramatically over the Last Two Decades, but Has Birmingham Been Keeping Pace? Arts Editor Terry Grimley Takes Stock

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 21, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Eyesore? the Quality of Much British Architecture Has Improved Dramatically over...about the dismal quality of modern architecture in Birmingham. How much has...building featured in a book on new British architecture, by leading critic...
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Can Rogers Solve an Olympic-Sized Problem? the Godfather of British Architecture Has an Inspiring Vision of How the Games Could Transform London. but Now He Has Denounced the Design Ground Rules and Fears the Capital Will End Up with Formulaic Buildings

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 10, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Godfather of British Architecture Has an Inspiring Vision...Rogers, the godfather of British architecture, condemned...architectural betterment of British cities. Yet, at 73...set about arguing that British cities should be more...public acceptance of modern architecture, and has...
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ARCHITECTURE : Two Mighty Symbols That Share a Street Called Hope; Liverpool's Two Monumental Cathedrals Create a Spectacle Unseen in Any Other British City, Writes Peter Elson

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 9, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ARCHITECTURE : Two Mighty Symbols...Unseen in Any Other British City, Writes Peter...while the unashamedly modern Roman Catholic Metropolitan...Woolworths first British store. Intriguingly...involved by using modern materials and technology...
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RIBA Success for Modern Midlands Architecture

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), May 30, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

RIBA Success for Modern Midlands Architecture. Byline: By Tom Scotney...Royal Institute of British Architects in the area...expressed through their architecture, and it gives them...point. The elegant modern pavilion was built...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: british modern architecture

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Canadian Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

CANADIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE the various types and...Architecture (Montreal), a modern archive and research...Banff, Alberta. Major modern buildings include the...Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Shakespeare...1983); L. Whiteson, Modern Canadian Architecture...
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English Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ENGLISH ART AND ARCHITECTURE the distinctive national art and architecture that art may be said to have evolved in the 12th...the 16th cent. at a time when secular art and architecture began to assume greater importance. Manor houses...
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Indian Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE works of art and architecture produced on the Indian subcontinent, which is now divided...characteristic attributes. With the exception of Mughal art and architecture , which demands separate treatment, the major trends...
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Hittite Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HITTITE ART AND ARCHITECTURE works of art and structures...11th cent. b.c. The modern interest in Hittite culture...7th cent. b.c.; British Mus.). The Hittites...neighboring cultures. Hittite Architecture The principal architectural...
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Singapore

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...The city-states architecture is a mix of British colonial, traditional Malay and Chinese, and modern. Among Singapores...Singapores slums with modern housing units. As...Development of the former British naval base at Sembawang...

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