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Terms and conditions applyTwentieth Century Architects: McMorran & Whitby
Edward Denison
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Format: Book
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
Date Published: Oct 2009
Stock Code: 68621
ISBN: 9781859463208
Binding: Paperback
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McMorran & Whitby are a secret presence in post-war British architecture. Led from the late 1950s by Donald McMorran and George Whitby, the practice represented an unbroken development from the monumental inter-war classicism represented by figures such as Charles Holden and Sir Edwin Lutyens.
In seeking an alternative path for modern architecture, McMorran & Whitby produced durable buildings with a respect for context, but avoided any accusation of unimaginatively reproducing the past. Theirs was a progressive classicism full of invention and beauty. Being out of fashion, they suffered neglect but their work has increasingly won admirers and many of the buildings are now listed.
Many public institutions favoured their work, as Metropolitan Police stations and section houses, the Devon County Hall in Exeter, Nottingham University and the West Suffolk County Council buildings in Bury St Edmunds bear witness. For the City Corporation they built housing estates, the Wood Street Police Station and the extension to the Central Criminal Court, (The Old Bailey).
This book is the first major publication on McMorran & Whitbys work, with an inspiring combination of contemporary photography and previously unpublished archival material. It is an essential read for architects, students, and historians, not least because it uncovers and celebrates buildings outside the mainstream that we need to understand and cherish.
This book has been commissioned as part of a series of books on 20th Century Architects by RIBA Publishing, English Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society.
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Christopher Woodward at BD Magazine
This is the second book of a planned series on four lesser-known 20th century British architects, and it maintains the scholarly standards and ample illustrations of the first. Read more: http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?ectioncode=429&storycode=3154436#ixzz0dM9M8QCA
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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