Art Deco Britain: Buildings Of The Interwar Years

by Elain Harwood

Overview

The definitive guide to Britain’s most impressive Art Deco buildings.

Despite the huge popularity of Art Deco architecture, there is little that really explains the what, where, and how of Art Deco buildings in Britain. With this beautifully photographed volume, leading architectural historian Elain Harwood brings her trademark clarity and enthusiasm to the subject, from the genre’s origins to the influence of international styles. She looks at houses, offices, factories, entertainment venues, and the architects who created them—including such specific buildings as the Midland Hotel in Morecambe; Eltham Palace, Broadcasting House, and the Carreras Cigarette Factory in London; Finella in Cambridge; St Christopher church in Liverpool; and Tindale Lido in Plymouth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849945271
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	10/03/2019
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Elain Harwood is the historian at English Heritage responsible for its postwar research and listing program. Her publications on the subject include England's Post-war Listed Buildings and Space, Hope and Brutalism: English Architecture 1945–1975, and many articles for Twentieth-Century Architecture, the journal of the Twentieth-Century Society.

Editorial Reviews

'A flickable full-colour guide that’s easy and accessible to read' - Reclaim ||

'An authoritative guide to a much-loved architectural style.' - Grand Designs ||

'For readers interested in architecture this is definitely a book to place on the coffee table' - Devon Life ||

'Harwood’s contribution to this genre is a valuable and pleasurable one' - Cercles ||

'This enjoyable survey illustrates quite how theatrical [the Art Deco] moment was' - FT Weekend, 'Essential Reads of 2019' ||

‘This is catnip for the architecture tourist’ - Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society

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