SEARCH SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER HOME BOOKS IMPRINTS NEWS & EVENTS BLOG AUTHORS ABOUT MID-CENTURY BRITAIN Modern Architecture 1938–1963 Elain Harwood BATSFORD Format: Hardback eBook ISBN: 9781849946865 Price: £ 25.00 Publication date: 14 October 2021 Category: Architecture Buy the ebook now > More buying options > More about buying ebooks from us Leading expert and passionate advocate of modern British architecture Elain Harwood gives the best overview of British architecture from 1938 to 1963 – mid-century buildings. Growing in popularity and with an increasing understanding of their importance as a background to our lives, the buildings range from the Royal Festival Hall, Newcastle City Hall and to Deal Pier and Douglas ferry terminal, from prefabs and ice cream parlours to Coventry Cathedral and the Golden Lane Estate. The author writes in non-technical, layman’s language about the design, architecture and also the influence of these buildings on the lives of our towns and cities. The author has arranged the huge variety of buildings into: Houses and Flats: Churches and Public Buildings; Offices; Shops; Showrooms and Cafes; Hotels and Public Houses; Cinemas, Theatres and Concert Halls; Industrial Buildings and Transport. There is an insightful introduction that places these buildings in the context of 20th-century architecture generally and globally. All fantastically photographed to make this a must have for anyone interested in our built heritage. Postwar Britain architects often saw architecture as a powerful means to improve the quality of our lives after the shadow of war. This is the fascinating story of what they built to meet that challenge. Cover illustration by Paul Catherall ABOUT THE AUTHOR Elain Harwood is a historian with Historic England, and author of Space Hope and Brutalism, England’s Post-War Listed Buildings and Art Deco Britain. She gives lectures and leads tours for the C20 Society, and has published Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in association with them, HE and the RIBA, and 100 Buildings/Houses/Churches/Landscapes, 100Years in association with Batsford. She lives in London. READ MORE REVIEWS ‘Elain Harwood has done more than anyone to enhance understanding of the [Mid-Century] period’ – Rowan Moore The Observer ‘Probably nobody alive has done as much for the understanding of the twentieth-century architecture of Britain than Elain Harwood’ Tribune [An] incredible insight on the subject, seasoned with the odd quip’ – Jason Sayer The Architect’s Newspaper + Arch Daily Review Instagram FOLLOW > Twitter Tweets by PavilionBooks FOLLOW > Pinterest Pavilion Books Follow On FOLLOW > Pavilion Books Group Limited 43 Great Ormond Street London WC1N 3HZ Catalogues Trade Sales Careers Batsford Prize 2022 Privacy Policy Opt Out Terms & Conditions Cookies FAQs Contact Us