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A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

1st Edition

By John Gloag, Derek Bridgwater
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1948, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in architecture and the allied arts in Britain. Any history of the rise and development of the iron-founding industry becomes virtually a history of the ...

A Short Dictionary of Furniture Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA

A Short Dictionary of Furniture: Containing Over 2,600 Entries That Include Terms and Names Used in Britain and the USA

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work of reference. It contains 2,612 entries and over 1,000 illustrations, reproduced from contemporary sources and from drawings by Ronald Escott, Marcelle Barton and Maureen Stafford. ...

Design in Modern Life

Design in Modern Life

1st Edition

Edited By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1946, this book is based on a series of broadcast talks on design. Led by an engineer, an artist and critic of architecture and industrial design, the discussions focussed on the problems that were involved by a general application of design to the environment of ...

Guide to Western Architecture

Guide to Western Architecture

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1958, A Guide to Western Architecture charts the origins of the system of architectural design that was perfected in Greece, follows its development under the Roman Empire and describes the achievements of the Byzantine architects. Passing through Romanesque to Gothic, the ...

House Out of Factory

House Out of Factory

1st Edition

By John Gloag, Grey Wornum
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1946, when Britain was facing a post-war housing crisis, this book dealt with the issue of the factory-produced house in being part of the solution for housing people in an affordable manner and a short time-scale. The book, aimed at both lay-people and technicians discusses...

Industrial Art Explained

Industrial Art Explained

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1934 this book became recognised as one of the principal standard works on industrial design and industrial architecture. The chapters explain the complete operation, character and background history of industrial art, its relation to architecture, materials, industrial ...

John Gloag on Industrial Design

John Gloag on Industrial Design

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

John Gloag (1896-1981) was a leading modernist commentator and anyone with an interest in early and mid-20th Century design will be familiar with his name. He was well known as an author of almost 60 books on architecture, social history and industrial design. Gloag was a member of an elite design ...

Plastics and Industrial Design

Plastics and Industrial Design

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1945, Plastics and Industrial Design is a non-technical work of reference for manufacturers and designers who, after the Second World War were beginning to realize the possibilities that manufacturing with Plastics could bring. The different types of plastics and their uses ...

The Englishman's Chair Origins, Design, and Social History of Seat Furniture in England

The Englishman's Chair: Origins, Design, and Social History of Seat Furniture in England

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story from the 15th to the 20th Century and because of the revealing powers inherent in chair-making and design, it is also an unconventional footnote to English social history. The changes ...

The Missing Technician in Industrial Production

The Missing Technician in Industrial Production

1st Edition

By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1944, The Missing Technician shows how Industrial Design must begin at the very first stages of planning a product. The procedure of a design research committee is outlined – a type of practical co-ordination of the work of industrial designers and production technicians ...

The Place of Glass in Building

The Place of Glass in Building

1st Edition

Edited By John Gloag
October 24, 2022

Originally published in 1943, The Place of Glass in Building is a comprehensive and compact survey of the structural uses of glass in 20th Century architecture. It gives the facts about the physical properties, the possibilities and the limitations of the glass in common use. It also deals with the...

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