The Brits who built the modern world. Episode 2, The power of the past / series produced and directed by Peter Sweasey ; an Oxford Film and Television production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Sweasey, Peter, director, producer.

Front, Rebecca, narrator.

Oxford Film and Television, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture, British--20th century.

Architecture, British.

Architects--Great Britain--Interviews.

Architects.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

How an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision. This episode focuses on the 1980s, when modern architecture was deeply unpopular and under attack from the Prince of Wales. The architects reveal the dramatic stories behind some of their most famous creations, including Rogers's Lloyd's of London building and Foster's Stansted Airport. Terry Farrell reveals how he was kept in the dark when he was designing the MI6 Headquarters; Michael Hopkins recalls the challenges of bringing ultra-modern architecture into the traditional world of Lord's Cricket Ground; and Nicholas Grimshaw follows in the footsteps of the great Victorian engineers with his Waterloo International station.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed February 03, 2017).

OCLC:

974256255