Modern futures
By: edited by Hannah Neate and Ruth Craggs
Publisher: Uniformbooks
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Axminster, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781910010112
Subjects: Modern movement (Architecture)
Description: "There has been a groundswell of interest in modernist architecture in recent years, particularly buildings from the second half of the twentieth century. Individuals and groups are engaging with modernist environments in the form of popular histories, documentaries and community projects, and digital and social media. Alongside this growing popularity however, many of these buildings are under threat from demolition and regeneration. "Modern Futures" explores these trends, their connections, and how more popular and creative engagements might be used to inform the uncertain future of modernist architecture."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Hannah Neate & -- Ruth Craggs; title: "You'd concrete and say a wee prayer" - the South Bank Arts Complex and new notions of value in modern architecture  -- Christine Wall; title: Mid-Century modern living  -- Esther Johnson -- Mainstream modern / -- Richard Brook; title: The suburbs project  -- Matthew Whitfield; title: Surveying greater Manchester's sacred suburbs  -- Matthew Steele & -- Angela Connelly; title: The use of photography in recording the legacy of the modern movement in Britain's post-war landscapes  -- Andy Lock, in collaboration with -- Iain Anderson; title: From here to modernity - Manchester Modernist Society  -- Eddy Rhead; title: Gate 81  -- Sally Stone; title: The Mobile Museum  -- Verity-Jane Keefe; title: 'Spontaneous Estate Evolution' - research/practice interventions on a 1960s council estate  -- Ian Waites; title: Architecture about us  -- Michael Gallagher; title: Bubbling away in the background - William Mitchell's Harlow fountains  -- Natalie Bradbury; title: Post-war social housing: conservation and regeneration -- John Pendlebury &-- Aidan While.