Sir Denys Lasdun is one of the elder statesmen of British architecture. His work over the past 50 years has been pioneering, provocative and influential. In this volume, William Curtis offers a critical assessment of Lasdun's ideas and achievements, tracing the evolution of his architectural language and his continuing preoccupation with tradition and the central themes of "strata" and urban landscape. Entering the mainstream of modern architecture when the formative visions of modernism were still fresh and exciting, Lasdun has held true to his modernist convictions in a succession of notable buildings which include the Royal College of Physicians in Regent's Park, the University of East Anglia, the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg and the National Theatre. With detailed analyses and illustrations from Lasdun's own archive, the author presents a challenge to the critics of modernism.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
A study of the work of Denis Lasdun, this volume examines the ideas and guiding myths behind Lasdun's forms and shows how his architecture fits into both the British and international modern movements, and how it is indebted to classical and earlier traditions. The study is based upon primary documentary sources and 20 years of dialogue with the architect. It is the aim of the text to explain the meaning of such key works as the Bethnal Green housing clusters (1952-4), the Royal College of Physicians (1959), the University of East Anglia (1962) and the Hurva Synagogue project for Jerusalem (1970). Two chapters are devoted to the social history and design process of the whole National Theatre project (1965-76). The book explores Lasdun's idea of architecture as "urban landscape" and deals with the ways in which he has extended the principles of the modern masters into new expressive territories.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
