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The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural Preservation
Antiquity to Modernity
In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance inevitable...
Published January 20th 2013 by Routledge
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Modern Architect: the Life and Times of Robert Matthew
This authoritative biography of Sir Robert Matthew (1906-1975), one of the dominant figures in 20th century British architecture, interweaves his personal story with the turbulent political and social cross-currents of the welfare-state-era. A strong-willed, idealistic leader, Matthew exploited the...
Published September 29th 2008 by RIBA Publishing
