Holford: A Study in Architecture, Planning and Civic Design (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Cherry, Gordon; Penny, Leith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367332566 ISBN 13: 9780367332563

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

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 had a major influence on the shaping of modern towns and cities. Holford’s involvement in planning in the post-war period shows how gradually the concept of ‘civic design’ has been discarded to the detriment of the urban landscape. His position in the thick of development conflicts, such as that of Piccadilly, have much to tell us about the workings of developers and planning authorities, and the failings of the planning system in the pressures for growth in the 1960s. In this key period of British architectural and planning history, Holford was a leading actor, and describing his role the book provides a very readable account of a little explored area.

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Gordon Cherry, Leith Penny

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367332566
• ISBN 13: 9780367332563
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308