Iain Jackson, Jessica Holland

The Architecture of Edwin Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew

Twentieth Century Architecture, Pioneer Modernism and the Tropics. Iain Jackson and Jessica Holland

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Produktbeschreibung

This book thoroughly examines Fry and Drew's highly influential 'Tropical Architecture' in West Africa and India, whilst also discussing their British work, such as their post World War II projects for the Festival of Britain, Harlow New Town, Pilkington Brothers' Headquarters and Coychurch Crematorium. It highlights the collaborative nature of Fry and Drew's work, including schemes undertaken with Elizabeth Denby, Walter Gropius, Denys Lasdun, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. Positioning their architecture, writing and educational endeavours within a wider context, this book illustrates the significant artistic and cultural contributions made by Fry and Drew throughout their lengthy careers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9781138247475
• ISBN-10: 1138247472
• Artikelnr.: 50024811

Autorenporträt

Dr Iain Jackson is a lecturer in the School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool. He is an architect and has worked on a number of construction projects throughout the UK, mainly in the education sector. Dr Jessica Holland is a researcher at the Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts, University of Liverpool.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
From classical beginnings
Thirties' development
Jane Drew and the partnership's origins
West Africa: planning, village housing and new schools for Ghana
The development and reassessment of tropical architecture in West Africa
Chandigarh and the tropics revisited
Humanism and monumentality (a post-war compromise)
Conclusions
Chronology
Bibliography
Index.