New London architecture / Kenneth Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Ken, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Buildings--England--London.

Buildings.

London (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.

London (England).

England--London.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Merrell, 2005.

Summary:

The architectural renaissance of Britain's capital at the turn of the millennium has affected the design of everything from residential skyscrapers to corporate offices; from internationally important sports facilities to chic new boutiques; from imaginative new medical centres and libraries to striking riverside dwellings for students. This revised and expanded edition of New London Architecture, by renowned architecture writer Kenneth Powell, examines more than 100 different projects that are reshaping modern London. Illustrated in full colour throughout are not just the headline-grabbing public works, such as the British Airways London Eye, the new Jubilee line stations, the Millennium Bridge and interventions at many of the national museums, but also a wide variety of smaller-scale projects that together offer a manifesto for radical change. With illustrations, plans and critical texts of the projects that are combining to reinvigorate London's urban landscape, New London Architecture provides a detailed and authoritative portrait - indispensable to professionals and public alike - of a city vibrantly reinventing itself and avid to embrace the best of the new.

Contents:

Infrastructure and Public Spaces 26

Museums and Galleries 54

Leisure 78

Education and Health 116

Housing 150

Offices 192

Shops 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.

ISBN:

1858943108

OCLC:

57639295