These book reviews were originally published in C20 magazine and are in date order of review.
The immense creativity of the post-war period was most evident in the use of new materials and forms of construction. That was as true for Belgium as for any other European country, though the significance of what was happening there may not have reg...
There are two problems with any exhibition about Charles and Ray Eames. One is that it relies on sponsorship from the two licensed makers of their furniture, Herman Miller and Vitra; the other that it relies on the cooperation of their descendants to...
The estate agent ‘The Modern House’ was formed in 2005 by Albert Hill and Matt Gibberd. You may have seen their adverts in this magazine. As a business it has done much to ensure that the houses and flats of our period are marketed to people who ...
This contribution to Reaktion’s ‘Modern Architectures in History’ series will go on my bookshelf beside a handful of crucial texts on Russian architecture. It is a much needed English-language book on the subject, and a valuable source for furt...
His dates – 1662-1736 – may be way outside our period, but Nicholas Hawksmoor, best known for his six massive Portland stone churches in London, has had a profound effect on many major C20 architects. The restoration of some of Hawksmoor’s key ...
Alan Clawley has been the most dogged supporter of Birmingham’s Central Library over the decade and a half leading up to its demise. While Library Story pays tribute to John Madin’s notable architecture, it’s as much about the myths, propaganda...
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