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9780714839028

Denys Lasdun Architecture, City, Landscape

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  • ISBN13:

    9780714839028

  • ISBN10:

    0714839027

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-08-26
  • Publisher: Phaidon Press
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Summary

A study of the work of Denis Lasdun, this volume examines the ideas anduiding myths behind Lasdun's forms and shows how his architecture fits intooth the British and international modern movements, and how it is indebtedo classical and earlier traditions. The study is based upon primaryocumentary sources and 20 years of dialogue with the architect. It is theim of the text to explain the meaning of such key works as the Bethnal Greenousing clusters (1952-4), the Royal College of Physicians (1959), theniversity of East Anglia (1962) and the Hurva Synagogue project forerusalem (1970). Two chapters are devoted to the social history and designrocess of the whole National Theatre project (1965-76). The book exploresasdun's idea of architecture as "urban landscape" and deals with the ways inhich he has extended the principles of the modern masters into newxpressive territories.

Author Biography

William Curtis has won worldwide acclaim for his architectural writing. His books include Le Courbusier: Ideas and Forms and the best-selling Modern Architecture Since 1900, both also published by Phaidon.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 6
Introduction: The search for principlesp. 8
Formative yearsp. 18
The emergence of a themep. 38
Modern architecture in a classical settingp. 62
Architecture as urban landscapep. 80
City and theatrep. 108
From idea to formp. 130
Extending a languagep. 158
Conclusion: tradition and transformationp. 190
Appendix: Selected writings of Denys Lasdunp. 206
Footnotesp. 226
Bibliographyp. 233
Biographical summaryp. 235
List of worksp. 236
Indexp. 237
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