The history and architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre : black gold, white city / John B. Hilling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilling, John B., author.

Series:

Architecture of Wales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiff Civic Centre.

Architecture--Wales--Cardiff--History.

Architecture.

Historic buildings--Wales.

Historic buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2016.

Summary:

The history and architecture of Britain's finest civic centre, and how it came to be created following the boom of the coal industry in the south Wales coalfield.

Contents:

Intro; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Foreword; List of Illustrations; Introduction and Acknowledgments; Editorial Note; 1 A Small, Sleepy Town in the Shadow of a Castle; 2 Black Gold; 3 A Gentleman's Park; 4 A Battle for Sites and Minds; 5 Negotiations and Diversions; 6 Plans and Petitions; 7 A View of the Civic Centre: Its Layout, Appearance and Open Spaces; 8 Development of the Civic Centre Before the First World War: Buildings and Monuments; 9 Development of the Civic Centre Between the Wars: Buildings and Monuments

10 Development of the Civic Centre After the Second World War: Buildings and Monuments11 Cardiff's Civic Centre in Context; 12 Conclusion; Brief Biographies of Architects; Architectural Glossary; Bibliography; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

9781783168446

1783168447

9781783168439

1783168439