#books #architecture | Chamberlin, Powell & Bon

Chamberlain, Powell and Bon : the Barbican and beyond / Elain Harwood

RIBA, London : cop. 2011.

XII, 145 p. : il. col., planos ; 24 cm

Colección: Twentieth Century Architects (RIBA)

ISBN 9781859463970

Materias:

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon

Arquitectura -- Siglo XX -- Inglaterra.

Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72 CP&B CHA

OPAC Millennium

The Barbican is one of London’s landmarks and Britain’s largest listed building, yet its architects, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon (CPB), are little known today. Their leader, Peter (Joe) Chamberlin, died young and little of their archive survives. But detective work has revealed a complex story about three determined characters and a surprising variety of fascinating architecture.

Chamberlin worked on the Festival of Britain, but the practice was formed only in 1952 when Geoffry Powell won a housing competition in London. The resulting Golden Lane Estate is as light and brightly-coloured as the adjoining Barbican that followed is monumental. In between the firm produced a range of buildings that pushed concrete technology to its limits, including houses and schools, Murray Edwards College (New Hall) in Cambridge, and major extensions to Leeds University. These projects are beginning to be recognised as among the best buildings of the 1960s; this book explains how they happened.

The author, Elain Harwood, is a historian with English Heritage specialising in post-war architecture, and has researched the work of Chamberlin, Powell and Bon for many years, initially to secure the listing of the best examples. The book is illustrated with images fromCPB’s rediscovered archive and specially commissioned colour photography by James O. Davies, and is an essential read for architects, students, architectural historians and anyone who is interested in learning more about a key practice in British post-war architecture.

This book has been commissioned as part of a series of books on Twentieth Century Architects by RIBA Publishing, English Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society.

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book | John Madin

John Madin / Alan Clawley.
London : RIBA, 2011.
[XII], 147 p. : fot., planos
Serie: Twentieth Century Architects (RIBA)
ISBN 9781859463673*Materias:
Madin, John, 1924-
Arquitectura - Siglo XX - Gran Bretaña.
Biblioteca A-72 MADIN JOH

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John Madin was the indisputable master of post-war architecture in Birmingham. The work of Madin and his associates had a profound influence on the reshaping of the city after the war, producing some of the most iconic buildings of that period, such as the Birmingham Central Library, the Chamber of Commerce and the Post and Mail Building.

Trained in the modernist style but too much of a craftsman to abandon decoration, his work is characterised by attention to detail, a preference for natural materials and a desire for decoration and art in his buildings. Many have characterised Madin as a commercial architect, but as the author argues, there was another side to his work: his conservationist approach to the development plan for the Calthorpe Estate, his workman-like master-planning of Dawley, Telford and Corby new towns, his public service commissions, and his design and layout of housing schemes that are still lived-in and popular today, testify to his commitment to human values.

Lavishly illustrated with images from Madin’s personal archive and stunning new photography, this book is an essential read for architects, students, architectural historians and modernist enthusiasts interested in learning more about a key figure in British post-war architecture.This book has been commissioned as part of a series of books on Twentieth Century Architects by RIBA Publishing, English Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society.

series | Twentieth Century Architects (RIBA)

McMorran & Whitby / Edward Denison.
London : RIBA, 2009.
xiii, 153 p. : il.
Serie: Twentieth Century Architects (RIBA)
ISBN 9781859463208*
Materias:
McMorran, Donald, 1904-1965.
Whitby, George, 1923-2009.
Arquitectura - Siglo XX - Gran Bretaña.
Biblioteca A-72.036(410) MCM

McMorran & Whitby are a secret presence in post-war British architecture. Led from the late 1950s by Donald McMorran and George Whitby, the practice represented an unbroken development from the monumental inter-war classicism represented by figures such as Charles Holden and Sir Edwin Lutyens.

In seeking an alternative path for modern architecture, McMorran & Whitby produced durable buildings with a respect for context, but avoided any accusation of unimaginatively reproducing the past. Theirs was a progressive classicism full of invention and beauty. Being out of fashion, they suffered neglect but their work has increasingly won admirers and many of the buildings are now listed.

Many public institutions favoured their work, as Metropolitan Police stations and section houses, the Devon County Hall in Exeter, Nottingham University and the West Suffolk County Council buildings in Bury St Edmunds bear witness. For the City Corporation they built housing estates, the Wood Street Police Station and the extension to the Central Criminal Court, (The Old Bailey).

This book is the first major publication on McMorran & Whitbys work, with an inspiring combination of contemporary photography and previously unpublished archival material. It is an essential read for architects, students, and historians, not least because it uncovers and celebrates buildings outside the mainstream that we need to understand and cherish.

This book has been commissioned as part of a series of books on 20th Century Architects by RIBA Publishing, English Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society.

Powell & Moya / Kenneth Powell.
London : RIBA, 2009.
xv, 144 p. : il.
Serie: Twentieth Century Architects (RIBA)
ISBN 9781859463031*
Materias:
Powell, Philip, 1921-2003.
Moya, Hidalgo, 1920-1994.
Arquitectura Siglo XX Gran Bretaña.
Biblioteca A-72.036(410) POW

The first ever comprehensive and engaging account of one of Britains most significant post-war practices, Powell & Moya.

Founded in 1946 by Philip Powell and Hidalgo 'Jacko' Moya, the practice rapidly established a reputation for an approach best described as 'humane modernism'. This book reveals the principles of design particular to Powell & Moya, and tells how they were at the forefront of hospital design, succeeded in bringing modernism to the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge, designed one of London's most successful post-war housing schemes, Churchill Gardens and enlivened the 1950s London skyline with the iconic Skylon.

Lavishly illustrated with images from the Powell & Moya archive and stunning new photography, this book is an essential read for architects, students, historians and modernist enthusiasts interested in learning more about one of the twentieth centuries most successful British practices dedicated to modern thinking and serving the people.

Written by eminent architectural author and critic Kenneth Powell, this book has been commissioned as part of a series of books on 20th Century Architects by RIBA Publishing, English Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society.

Ryder and Yates / Rutter Carroll.
London : RIBA, 2009.
xv, 143 p. : il.
Serie: Twentieth Century Architects (RIBA)
ISBN 9781859462669*
Materias:
Ryder, Gordon, 1919-2000.
Yates, Peter, 1920-1982.
Arquitectura - Siglo XX - Gran Bretaña.
Biblioteca A-72.036(410) RYD

The first ever comprehensive account of the outstanding work of Ryder and Yates has been chronicled in this new book by Tyneside architect Rutter Carroll.

Formed by Gordon Ryder and Peter Yates and heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and Berthold Lubetkin, the practice dominated the development of modern architecture in the North East of England from the early 1950s, where their visually astounding modernism put them in stark contrast to their contemporaries.

Structured by building type, the book attempts to reveal the principles of design particular to the practice of Ryder and Yates. It tells how, from its formation in Newcastle in 1953, it quickly established a reputation for innovative and highly individual buildings situated almost exclusively on Tyneside. Discussing key works in the Ryder and Yates portfolio such as Norgas House and the Engineering Research Station in Killingworth through to MEA House and the Salvation Army hostel, it reveals the level of influence this practice had over the region.

Lavishly illustrated by images and plans from the Ryder & Yates private archive, this book is an essential read for architects, students, architectural historians and modernist enthusiasts interested in learning more about one of the 20th centurys most intriguing British practices.

This book has been commissioned as part of a series of books on 20th Century Architects by RIBA Publishing, English Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society.