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Closing Le Corbusier’s Atlas
If you are in Madrid or going there, you have the last chance to see one of my favourite exhibitions in a good number of years. Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes which I saw in New York just … Continue reading
Jane Drew: A Teller of Stories
We know little of Jane Drew through her writing. Of course, she co-authored works on building in the tropics with her husband but these are generally technical in nature; part of the programme of international expertise that Drew was part … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Chandigarh, Jane Drew, le corbusier, Maxwell Fry, modernism, Ove Arup, Walter Gropius
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Why Park Hill Should Live
Reyner Banham liked Park Hill. To the greatest critical champion of New Brutalism, it was ‘the biggest brutalist building ever completed’ an example of all that he had, once at least, held dear. In his book The New Brutalism, written … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Old Things, Urbanism
Tagged brutalism, egret west, english heritage, english partnerships, hawkins brown, homes and communities agency, housing market renewal agency, ivor smith, jack lynn, le corbusier, lynsey hanley, owen hatherley, park hill, reyner banham, sheffield, smithsons, urban splash
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