Cook's Camden
the making of modern housing
$152.77
- Hardcover
328 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2017
Summary
The housing projects built in Camden in the 1960s and 1970s when Sydney Cook was borough architect are widely regarded as the most important urban housing built in the UK in the past 100 years. Cook recruited some of the brightest talent available in London at the time and the schemes – which included Alexandra Road, Branch Hill, Fleet Road, Highgate New Town and Maiden Lane – set out a model of housing that continues to command interest and admiration from architects to this day.The Camden p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848222045 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848222041 |
| Author: | Mark Swenarton |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.69kg |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 210mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Superb’ – Edwin Heathcote * Financial Times *‘Definitive’ – Douglas Murphy * Architecture Today *‘Groundbreaking…a landmark work’ – Dr Alistair Fair * Planning Perspectives *
About The Author
Mark Swenarton
Mark Swenarton is an architectural historian, critic and educator. He was founding editor of the international journal Construction History and co-founded and edited the monthly review Architecture Today. He was Head of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University and was the first James Stirling Chair of Architecture at Liverpool University, where he is now Emeritus Professor. His most recent book is Architecture and the Welfare State (2015).
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.