The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy, Architect by Kester Rattenbury

The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy, Architect by Kester Rattenbury

As an architect, Thomas Hardy is known only for his red-brick suburban villa, Max Gate. This book takes a wider view, arguing that architects do not just make buildings, but use other forms to change how we see and use the world. Illustrated with a wealth of his little-known drawings, it shows how Hardy developed Wessex, just as an architect would.

"This is a marvellous book, recommended to anyone interested in architecture or conservation, and it will make readers eager to take another, more informed, look at Hardy’s novels" – Peter Parker, A Magazine for RIBA Friends of Architecture

"This is a thought-provoking and elegantly written book of value to all students of architecture, conservation and nineteenth – and early twentieth-century visual culture." – Jeremy Musson, The Victorian
"A must read for anyone with an interest in Hardy." – Tony Fincham, The Thomas Hardy Journal
"Handsomely designed and generously illustrated, it also has the merit of being a visual pleasure to read, a bonus not always to be found in these days of increasingly meagre book-production values." – Keith Wilson, English Literature in Transition: 1880-1920

Kester Rattenbury is Professor of Architecture at the University of Westminster and as an architectural writer contributes to numerous national and international magazines and newspapers. In 2003, she set up EXP research group at Westminster, with acclaimed projects including the Archigram Archival Project and Supercrit series. Her publications include This Is Not Architecture (2002) Architects Today (2006, with Robert Bevan and Kieran Long), and the Supercrit Books series (2007–, with Samantha Hardingham).

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ISBN 13	9781848222502
ISBN 10	1848222505
Title	The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy, Architect
Author	Kester Rattenbury
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Year published	2018-01-18
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.