1st Edition

Holford A Study in Architecture, Planning and Civic Design

308 Pages

by Routledge

308 Pages

by Routledge

308 Pages

by Routledge

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Originally published in 1986 Holford is not just a biography of a major architect, planner and civic designer. In describing the life and times of the man, the authors provide a fascinating analysis of the developments in British architecture and planning from the 1930s to the 1970s. The book explains the story of a wartime policies for post-war reconstruction and examines policies which have... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I: The Making of an Architect

1. Prologue

2. Liverpool

3. Italy

Part II: A Promising Career

4. Liverpool Again

5. Architecture writ Large

Part III: The New Town Planning

6. Reconstruction

7. The Ministry of Town and Country Planning