The Barbican Estate
$134.79
- Hardcover
284 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2019
Summary
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first residents moving into the Barbican Estate in London. This new book is a celebration of this unique complex - looking at the design of the individual flats as well as its status as a brutalist icon. Author and designer Stefi Orazi interviews residents past and present, giving an insight into how life on the estate has changed over the decades.
The complex, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, is now Grade II listed, and is one of the worl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849944571 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1849944571 |
| Author: | Stefi Orazi, Christoffer Rudquist |
| Publisher: | Batsford |
| Imprint: | Batsford |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.53kg |
Critics Review
This book reminds us, and delights us, that we - people, designers, architects and policy makers - can learn a lot from ourselves. – Wallpaper*
‘Handsome’
* Evening Standard *This book reminds us, and delights us, that we – people, designers, architects and policy makers – can learn a lot from ourselves.
* Wallpaper* *‘Beautiful’
* C20 Magazine *Stefi Orazi
Stefi Orazi is a designer and the author of the popular blog Modernist Estates, and the book of the same title, published in 2015.
Christoffer Rudquist is an advertorial and editorial photographer known for his industrial landscapes, architecture and portraits. His work has been featured in WIRED, Monocle and Wallpaper* magazines.
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