Twentieth Century Houses in Britain by Alan Powers

Twentieth Century Houses in Britain by Alan Powers

Since its foundation in 1897, Country Life has consistently featured new British houses, thus building up an unrivalled photographic archive on twentieth-century architecture, and one that covers a much wider variety of houses than any other. This archive forms the basis for Alan Powers' new study of twentieth-century houses, illustrated with 200 stunning colour and duotone photographs, some of which are reproduced here for the first time. The book is divided into chronological chapters covering the 1920s to the 1990s, preceded by an enlightening introductory essay on the changing nature of architectural style over the course of the century. Both town and country houses are included, as well as remodellings of earlier buildings where the result has a clear twentieth-century character, such as London's glorious Eltham Palace.

Alan Powers is professor of architecture at the University of Greenwich and a leading expert on art and design in twentieth-century England. As one of the foremost members of the Twentieth Century Society, he campaigns for the conservation of key modern buildings.

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ISBN 13	9781845130121
ISBN 10	184513012X
Title	Twentieth Century Houses in Britain
Author	Alan Powers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2004-10-31
Number of pages	192
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