Paperback. Best Buildings Britain is the third title in the Best Buildings series, following Best Buildings Belgium (2018) and Best Buildings Holland (spring 2019). In this guide, Matthew Freedman presents 75 buildings completed after 1918 in Great Britain, each accompanied by a photo and a short text. The selection is based on the top ten lists of renowned British architects and architecture critics, including great names like Norman Foster, Piers Gough, Charles Holland, Jonathan Meades, Alice Rawsthorn and Richard Rogers. From their lists comes a surprising mix of 'best' buildings, from applauded contemporary projects such as the London Aquatics Centre, to impressive must-sees such as Highpoint in Highgate (London) or Marine Court in St Leonards-on-Sea, up to brutalist gems such as Preston bus station and the National Theatre. The book also features the full lists with all of each contributor's ten favourite buildings. AUTHOR: Matthew Freedman has worked in art publishing as commissioning editor, sales director and occasional writer. He lives in Brighton and has always been fascinated by underappreciated buildings. SELLING POINT: . An elegant, practical, and easy-to-use guide for architecture fans 75 colour images An elegant, practical, and easy-to-use guide for architecture fans Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Best Buildings Britain (Paperback)
Publisher: Luster Publishing, Antwerp
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9460582559
ISBN 13: 9789460582554
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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75 of Britain's most interesting buildings from the last 100 years, illustrated and summarised - plus lists with dozens more to discover
Chosen by a diverse range of experts and practising architects including Norman Foster, Piers Gough, Jonathan Meades and Alice Rawsthorn
Ranges nationwide from Cornwall to London to Orkney, from art deco to brutalism, from Edwin Lutyens to Will Alsop

This is a compact guide to Britain's best buildings of the last 100 years, with an intriguing twist: the choices come from a wide range of experts with strong and sometimes unexpected opinions.

The contributors include architects Norman Foster, Piers Gough, Charles Holland and Richard Rogers; critics and historians such as Elain Harwood, Bevis Hillier, Jonathan Meades, Alan Powers, Alice Rawsthorn and Peter York.

Everyone involved contributed their ten choices, and all these lists are reproduced at the end of the book. In the main section featuring 75 key buildings, everything selected more than once is illustrated and examined in more detail.

The result is a fascinating cocktail of undisputed greats and genuinely surprising entries. Alongside the work of Wells Coates, Denys Lasdun, James Stirling and John Outram, you'll find post-War prefabs, Preston Bus Station and the ruins of St Peter s Seminary in Cardross. Whether you're after a slightly unorthodox selection of Britain's finest modern buildings, or just curious about what major architects and critics consider as their favourites, this book is your ideal guide.

All the following contributed a list of their favourite buildings: John Allan, Stephen Bates, Keith Bradley, Peter Clegg, Nigel Coates, Richard Hywel Evans, Kathryn Ferry, Jenny Fleming, Norman Foster, Piers Gough, John Grindrod, Ivan Harbour, Claire Harper, Elain Harwood, Birkin Haward, Simon Henley, Bevis Hillier, Charles Holland, Owen Hopkins, David Jenkins, Owen Luder, Jonathan Meades, David Nixon, Stefi Orazi, James Perry, Alan Powers, Alice Rawsthorn, Richard Rogers, Jonathan Sergison, Anne Ward, Peter York, Paul Zara.

About the Author

Matthew Freedman has worked in art publishing as a commissioning editor, sales director and writer. He lives in Brighton, and spent his eighth birthday in the revolving restaurant at the top of the Post Office Tower.

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