Denys Lasdun

by Curtis, William J.R.

• ISBN13: 9780714828718
• ISBN10: 0714828718
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-05-19
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

Sir Denys Lasdun is one of the elder statesmen of British architecture. Hisork over the past 50 years has been pioneering, provocative and influential.n this volume, William Curtis offers a critical assessment of Lasdun's ideasnd achievements, tracing the evolution of his architectural language and hisontinuing preoccupation with tradition and the central themes of "strata"nd urban landscape.;Entering the mainstream of modern architecture when theormative visions of modernism were still fresh and exciting, Lasdun has heldrue to his modernist convictions in a succession of notable buildings whichnclude the Royal College of Physicians in Regent's Park, the University ofast Anglia, the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg and the Nationalheatre. With detailed analyses and illustrations from Lasdun's own archive,he author presents a challenge to the critics of modernism.

Author Biography

William J. R. Curtis has taught history of architecture and theories of design at universities in Europe, the United States, Asia, Australia and Mexico.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Introduction: The search for principles	p. 8
Formative years	p. 18
The emergence of a theme	p. 38
Modern architecture in a classical setting	p. 62
Architecture as urban landscape	p. 80
City and theatre	p. 108
From idea to form	p. 130
Extending a language	p. 158
Conclusion: tradition and transformation	p. 190
Appendix: Selected writings of Denys Lasdun	p. 206
Footnotes	p. 226
Bibliography	p. 233
Biographical summary	p. 235
List of works	p. 236
Index	p. 237
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