Berthold Lubetkin's Highpoint II and the Jewish Contribution to Modern English Architecture
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780815357452
Subjects: Jewish architecture; Architecture and society; Architecture, great britain
Description: In 1935, the Russian-born Jewish architect Berthold Lubetkin and his firm Tecton designed Highpoint, a block of flats in London which Le Corbusier called?revolutionary?. Three years later, Lubetkin completed a companion design. Yet 'Highpoint II' felt very different and the sense that the ideals of modernism had been abandoned seemed hard to dispute. Had modern architecture failed to take root in England?0This book challenges the belief that English architecture was on hiatus during the 1930s. Using 'Highpoint II' as a springboard, Deborah Lewittes takes us on a journey through the defining moments of modern English architecture? the?high points? of the period surrounding 'Highpoint II'. Drawing on Lubetkin?s work and his writings, the book argues that he advanced influential, lasting theories which were rooted in his design for 'Highpoint II'.