{"product_id":"modern-buildings-in-london-hardcover","title":"Modern Buildings in London - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Nairn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Without any doubt, London is one of the best cities in the world for modern architecture. But it is also one of the biggest cities in the world, and it does not make a display of its best things. A visitor looking for new buildings in the City and the West End might well be justified in turning away with a shudder. Yet delightful things may be waiting for him in Lewisham or St. Albans.\" --Ian Nairn, from the foreword\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As one of the few architectural critics to eschew purely aesthetic modes of analysis, Ian Nairn's timeless books on modern urban cities have been hailed as some of the most significant writing about contemporary Britain, while also being praised as alternative \"guidebooks\" for curious travelers. First published in 1964, \u003ci\u003eModern Buildings in London\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the character of buildings that were immediately recognizable as \"modern\" in 1964, many of which were not part of the well-known landscape of London but instead were gems that Nairn stumbled across. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten \"by a layman for laymen,\" Nairn's take on modern design includes classic London buildings such as the Barbican, the former BBC Television Centre, and the Penguin Pool at Regent's Park Zoo, as well as schools, old timber yards, ambulance stations, car parks, and even care homes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Nairn\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-1983) was a British architectural critic and topographer\u003cbr\u003ewho coined the term \"subtopia\" for the areas around cities that had in his\u003cbr\u003eview been failed by urban planning, losing their individuality and spirit of\u003cbr\u003eplace. In the 1960s he contributed to the volumes on Surrey and Sussex in Nikolaus Pevsner's \u003ci\u003eBuildings of England\u003c\/i\u003e series and published a number of his own books, including \u003ci\u003eNairn's Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNairn's Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Notting Hill Editions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWish You Were\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere: England on Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long-Player Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Vanishing Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003ewinner of Edward Stanford Travel Book Award in 2020.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.3 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765386674464,"sku":"9781912559510","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59ea3750778b38f76d7f07264223608a.webp?v=1780268032","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/modern-buildings-in-london-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}