1st Edition
Form Follows Fun Modernism and Modernity in British Pleasure Architecture 1925–1940
By Bruce Peter
Copyright 2007
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Authoritative and readable, this excellent text, illustrated by a unique pictorial record of period architecture, surveys and examines how and why the architecture of pleasure related to the stylistic and ideological concerns of modernism in 1930s Britain.
Responding to the current interest in modernism and packed with a substantial archive of high quality photographs and other... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Theorizing the Architecture of Pleasure 3. Modernism and a Typology of Pleasure 4. Professional Relationships 5. Modernism and the Geography of Pleasure 6. Construction and Architectural Servicing 7. Consuming and Experiencing the Architecture of Pleasure 8. Conclusion
Biography
Bruce Peter is a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and of the Royal College of Art. He is both a design practitioner and a writer on modern architecture and design for leisure and entertainment – including the design of holiday resorts and cruise ships. Presently, he lectures in design history and theory at The Glasgow School of Art.
