Building Utopia: The Barbican Centre by Nicholas Kenyon

Building Utopia: The Barbican Centre by Nicholas Kenyon

A sumptuous celebration of London's internationally famous Barbican Arts Centre for the 40th anniversary of its opening in 1982.

‘A visual delight’

-- Helen Barrett * Spectator *

‘A thoughtful take on the radical vision that its architects laid out for the culture and the arts’

* Monocle *

‘[A] beautiful mix of illustration and photography, which captures the story of the [Barbican]’

* Mr Porter *

'A massive, lavish book’

* Tribune *

‘Handsome’

-- Oliver Wainwright * The Guardian *

‘A comprehensive and sympathetic presentation of one of modern Britain’s most iconic buildings’

* Time Out *

‘Ample and beautifully produced’

-- Keith Miller * Times Literary Supplement *

Nicholas Kenyon was Managing Director of the Barbican Centre from 2007 to 2021. He was previously a music critic for The New Yorker, Times and Observer, then Controller, BBC Radio 3, and Director of the BBC Proms 1996-2007. He is now Opera Critic of the Telegraph and a Visiting Scholar of the Music Faculty, University of Cambridge. He has written books on Bach, Mozart, and Simon Rattle; he edited The City of London: Architectural Tradition and Innovation in the Square Mile.Nicholas Kenyon was Managing Director of the Barbican Centre from 2007 to 2021. He was previously a music critic for The New Yorker, Times and Observer, then Controller, BBC Radio 3, and Director of the BBC Proms 1996-2007. He is now Opera Critic of the Telegraph and a Visiting Scholar of the Music Faculty, University of Cambridge. He has written books on Bach, Mozart, and Simon Rattle; he edited The City of London: Architectural Tradition and Innovation in the Square Mile.

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ISBN 13	9781849946810
ISBN 10	1849946817
Title	Building Utopia: The Barbican Centre
Author	Nicholas Kenyon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Batsford Ltd
Year published	2022-02-10
Number of pages	288
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