Modernist Architecture

International Concepts Come to Britain

Keith Hasted

• Publisher: Crowood
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781785006197
• eBook ISBN: 9781785006203
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: History of Architecture

Modernist architecture in Britain brought honesty to the structure of buildings and clean lines free of historical ornament to the style, establishing new ideas on how people could live and work. Where did this architecture come from? And who were the British and emigre architects creating Modernism in the UK? This book tells the story of Modernist architecture, from nineteenth-century Chicago to post-war Britain, concluding with a look at the continuing evolution of architectural style, from Post-Modern to the work of Zaha Hadid. Supported by over 150 photographs of buildings and design features from around the world, coverage includes: new methods from Chicago in the 1890s, opening up building options for Modernist architects in the new century; Frank Lloyd Wright and development of the Prairie Style; how Modernist architecture evolved in Britain; the progress of European Modernist architecture; the significance and far-reaching influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and finally, post-war development in Britain.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One New Building Methods – the Chicago School
• Chapter Two Frank Lloyd Wright – the Prairie Style and More
• Chapter Three The Route towards Modernist Architecture in Britain – 1890 to 1914
• Chapter Four Europe between the Wars – Modernist Architecture in Holland
• Chapter Five Europe between the Wars – Modernist Architecture in Britain
• Chapter Six ‘Less is More’ – Miles van der Rohe in the USA
• Chapter Seven Post-War Britain – Modernist Architecture Resumed
• Conclusion
• Further Reading
• Index