The History and Architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre: Black Gold, White City (Architecture of Wales) - Hardcover

John B. Hilling

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783168420 ISBN 13: 9781783168422

Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2016

Synopsis

Cardiff's civic centre in Cathays Park, described as the finest civic centre in the British Isles, is an impressive planned group of public buildings, begun largely with wealth created by the coal industry in the south Wales coalfield. This book covers the Cardiff site's earlier evolution as a private park in the nineteenth century by the fabulously rich Bute family, and the borough's battles to obtain land for public buildings and the park's development in the twentieth century, to become Britain's finest civic centre. All the buildings, memorials and statues in the park are fully described and illustrated in this book which includes maps, plans and photographs. The History and Architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre is the first in the series Architecture of Wales, published in partnership with the Royal Society of Architects in Wales.

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About the Author

John B. Hilling, is an established practitioner in and commentator on historical architecture. Having trained as an architect in the Welsh School of Architecture and as a town planner in London, Hilling's career has encompassed urban and rural planning, local authority housing, university and museum buildings and the restoration of ancient monuments.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1783168420
• ISBN 13: 9781783168422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256