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Terms and conditions applyTwentieth Century Architects: Aldington, Craig and Collinge
Alan Powers
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Format: Book
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
Date Published: Nov 2009
Stock Code: 68615
ISBN: 9781859463024
Binding: Paperback
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Peter Aldington started his independent architectural practice in 1962, quickly earning an international reputation for designing small houses that respected their village locations and achieved magical transitions between interior and garden.
John Craig then became a partner in the practice in 1970 and they went on to design ground-breaking doctors' group practice surgeries, shops, office interiors and public housing. With the Royal Mail and Hemel Hempstead in the mid 1980s, Aldington, Craig and their younger partner, Paul Collinge, produced their own version of 'high tech'.
Aldington, Craige and Collinge made a major impact in the 1960s and 1970s through its houses and medical buildings, each of which was deeply considered in relation to the site and the way that it would be used. Landscape was integral to the designs, and construction details were clearly expressed within an overall concept of varied and enjoyable spaces. The story unfolds against a background of high hopes for a more sensitive modern architecture in Britain, up to the retirement of the two original partners in 1986.
Alan Powers, Chairman of the Twentieth Century Society, describes the distinctive ideology of Aldington, Craig and Collinge through their built and unbuilt projects. He positions them against the shifting background of modernism in Britain, in which Aldington and Craig played a role as educators and polemicists, calling for better public understanding of the value that architects could bring to living and place-making.
This book is richly illustrated with original colour and black and white photos by Richard Einzig and Richard Bryant, together with drawings from the firms archive.
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Hugh Pearman at RIBA Journal
What is good about this series so far is that it's all about partnerships, the way most architect-designed buildings are produced. These are not about the cult of the solo genius, but the meshing of personalities to create good work. If anything represents that elusive thing, 'real architecture', these books do. Warmly recommended. Read more: http://www.ribajournal.com/index.php/feature/article/reality_check1/
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