Connell Ward and Lucas : Modernist Architecture in England

by Dennis Sharp and Sally Rendel

• ISBN13: 9780711227682
• ISBN10: 0711227683
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

With their original and innovative projects, Amyas Connell and Basil Ward from New Zealand and the British architect Colin Lucas introduced a new and uncompromising contemporary language of architecture to England in the 1930s. Their simple, clear shapes in concrete and glass still resonate with a novel approach to functional form-giving. This is the first full study of one of the most controversial of modernist practices and is destined to be of classic importance. It opens with a fascinating overview of the historical background and then focuses on detailed studies of individual houses, social housing schemes, shops and cafés. Each study is fully illustrated with contemporary plans and photographs showing the buildings as they were being built and newly constructed, as well as more recent photographs to show later alterations and changes. The book includes a complete list of projects, a time line and a full bibliography.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Early years of Connell, Ward and Lucas	p. 8
Architecture of the Devil's Decade	p. 18
The partnership	p. 32
The modern house	p. 38
Private houses	p. 42
High and Over	p. 44
Noah's House	p. 56
The Sunlight House	p. 60
The Hopfield	p. 62
New Farm	p. 66
Saltings and 44 Sinah Lane	p. 72
Usherwood	p. 76
The Flat Roof House	p. 78
The Concrete House	p. 82
The Firs and Firkin	p. 88
Dragons	p. 92
95 Salisbury Road	p. 96
Temple Gardens, Moor Park	p. 98
Bracken (Greenside)	p. 108
66 Frognal	p. 118
Potcroft	p. 124
26 Bessborough Road	p. 128
Speculative housing	p. 132
Parkwood Estate	p. 134
The Sun Houses	p. 140
Saltdean	p. 144
Frinton Park	p. 148
Lords Court	p. 150
Social housing	p. 154
Kent House	p. 156
Working-class flats competition	p. 160
Other projects	p. 162
Ecole du Petit Cordon Bleu	p. 164
The Vitamin Cafe	p. 166
Health Shop	p. 167
The Edith Edwards Preventorium	p. 170
Individual Health Centre	p. 172
Sound City, Shepperton	p. 174
Architectural competitions	p. 178
Later years of Connell, Ward and Lucas	p. 180
Amyas Connell	p. 182
Basil Ward	p. 190
Colin Lucas	p. 194
References	p. 198
Appendices	p. 204
Geoffrey Walford: A Client on his House	p. 204
Talk at the Architectural Association by Basil Ward	p. 206
Personal statement by Colin Lucas	p. 208
Talk at the RIBA by Colin Lucas	p. 209
Chronological list of projects	p. 210
Bibliography	p. 212
Project bibliographies	p. 215
Index	p. 218
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