Concretopia : a journey around the rebuilding of postwar Britain /: a journey around the rebuilding of postwar Britain. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Grindrod.
• Authors: Grindrod, John
• Contents: Cover; Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; CONTENTS; 'Concrete Jungle Where Dreams are Made': INTRODUCTION; Part 1: SO DIFFERENT, SO APPEALING; 1. 'A Holiday Camp All Year Round': THE TEMPORARY BUILDING PROGRAMME AND PREFABS (1944-1951); 2. 'A Decent Start in Life': GARDEN CITIES AND THE FIRST NEW TOWNS (1946-51); 3. 'A Real Effort to be Jolly': THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN ON LONDON'S SOUTH BANK (1951); 4. 'An Architect's Dream!': REBUILDING BLITZED PLYMOUTH AND COVENTRY (1940-62); 5. 'A Touch of Genius': HERTS, MINDS AND BRUTALISM (1949-54); Part 2: SHAKE IT UP BABY NOW. 1. 'A Flying Saucer Taking You to Mars': GLASGOW AND COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT (1957-65)2. 'A New Dimension Added to the Street': SHEFFIELD AND STREETS IN THE SKY (1957-61); 3. 'A Wild and Romantic Place': SHOPPING AND DRIVING IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE ELEPHANT AND CASTLE (1959-65); 4. 'A Natural Evolution of Living Conditions': NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND SYSTEM BUILDING (1959-69); 5. 'A Contemporary Canaletto': COLONEL SEIFERT'S OFFICE BLOCKS AND THE POST OFFICE TOWER (1956-75); 6. 'A Village With Your Children in Mind': SPAN AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR DREAMS OF NEW ASH GREEN (1957-1972). 7. 'A Veritable Jewel in the Navel of Scotland': CUMBERNAULD AND THE SECOND WAVE OF NEW TOWNS (1955-72)Part 3: NO FUTURE; 1. 'A Pack of Cards': TOWER BLOCK HIGHS AND LOWS (1968-74); 2. 'A Terrible Confession of Defeat': PROTEST AND PRESERVATION (1969-79); 3. 'As Corrupt a City as You'll Find': UNCOVERING THE LIES AT THE HEART OF THE BOOM (1966-77); 4. 'A Little Bit of Exclusivity': MILTON KEYNES, THE LAST NEW TOWN (1967-1979); 5. 'A City within a City': THE LATE FLOWERING OF THE BARBICAN AND THE NATIONAL THEATRE (1957-81); Epilogue: THE DREAM HAS GONE BUT THE BABY IS REAL; A, B, C; INDEX. D, E, FG, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Copyright.
• Publisher Details: Brecon : Old Street
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (439 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 941.085; Brutalism (Architecture) -- Great Britain; Architecture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Architecture and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; New towns -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Influence; ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments; ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice; ARCHITECTURE -- Reference; Architecture; Architecture and society; Brutalism (Architecture); Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); New towns; Architecture and Planning; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-; Great Britain; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781908699404
• Related ISBNs: 190869940X; 9781906964900; 1906964904
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.