Overview

Commendation, the Colvin Prize 2023 (Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain) Reconstruction explores the impact of the First World War on the built environment – examining the immediate and longer term aftermath of the Great War on the architecture of Britain and the British Empire during the interwar years. While much attention has been paid by historians to post-war architectural reconstruction after 1945, the earlier developments of the interwar period (1919-1939) have been comparatively overlooked. Filling an important gap in surveys of 20th-century British architecture, this volume reveals how the architectural developments of this period not only provided important foundations for what happened after 1945 – they are also of real significance in their own right. Sixteen essays bring together new and diverse approaches to the period – a period of reconstruction, fraught with the challenges of modernity and democratisation. The collection considers the complex effects of reconstruction on design, discourse, practice, and professionalism, and makes important postcolonial interventions into the architectural history of British Imperialism at home and in its far reaches; in Cairo, South Africa, Australia, and India.

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Author:   Neal Shasore (London School of Architecture, UK) ,  Jessica Kelly (University for the Creative Arts, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781350283923

ISBN 10:   1350283924
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   27 June 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of figures List of contributors Foreword: Towards Narratives of Modernity After Reconstruction – Elizabeth Darling Acknowledgements Introduction - Neal Shasore and Jessica Kelly Section I: Promoting the Business of Architecture Introduction - Neal Shasore and Jessica Kelly I: Criticism: The Architectural Press and the Public - Jessica Kelly II: Professionalism: The American Influence on British Architectural Practice - H Horatio Joyce III: Regulation: The New London - Eileen Chanin IV: Development: Speculative Office Development and Public Sector Tenants - Jonathan Clarke Section II: Designing Community Infrastructure Introduction - Neal Shasore and Jessica Kelly V: Community Centre: New Housing Estates in Scotland - Alistair Fair VI: Public House: The Carlisle Experiment and the Improved Public House - Julian Holder VII: Parish: Democratic Participation in Suburban Parish Churches - Clare Price Section III: Building a Rural Citizenry Introduction - Neal Shasore and Jessica Kelly VIII: Yeoman: Land Settlement and Cottage Small Holdings - Rebecca Preston and Joanna Smith IX: Veteran: Annabel Dott and Colonial, Metropolitan and Rural Communities - Elizabeth McKellar X: Student: Henry Morris and the First Village Colleges - Kieran Mahon Section IV: Binding Subjects through Statecraft Introduction - Neal Shasore XI: Citizenship: Welfare and the Democratic State in Percy Thomas’s Civic Architecture - Robert Proctor XII: Memory: Sir Herbert Baker, Rhodes House and the Architecture of Memory - Geoffrey Tyack XIII: Diocese: Cairo Cathedral and the Politics of Liberal Anglican Church Design - David Lewis Section V: Wedding Peace with Well-Being XIV: Sickness: Advances in British Hospital Design after the First World War - Harriet Richardson Blakeman XV: Health: Democracy, Diversity, Dispersal - Barry Doyle Index

Reviews

"""It has taken nearly a hundred years for the history of interwar British architecture to be discussed widely in an even-handed and pluralistic manner. Reconstruction takes a significant step towards mapping the territory and demonstrating how it can be done."" --Alan Powers, London School of Architecture, UK ""Looking beyond the well-known architectural icons of the 20s and 30s, this detailed examination of many previously overlooked buildings of a key period, gives a broader understanding of architectural practice and richly demonstrates the ways in which the study of architecture can reveal and tell complex stories about a rapidly changing society."" --Catherine Croft, Director of C20 Society, UK"

Author Information

Neal Shasore is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the School of Architecture, Liverpool University. Jessica Kelly is Senior Lecturer in Contextual and Theoretical Studies in Design at The University for the Creative Arts, Farnham.

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