The Twentieth Century Society

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C20 Magazine

Our award-winning C20 Magazine is published twice a year. It combines in-depth articles about 20th and 21st century buildings, design and public art, and delves into the ongoing campaigns and casework the Society does to ensure their protection.

 

Issue 2026-1

Latest issue

Features in the latest issue include:

  • PoMo assemble! Where are we now, 10 years after C20’s conference?
    • Spotlight: Saving the Southbank Centre, by Catherine Croft
    • Heritage in High Places: Trig Pillars, by Oli Marshall
    • Back to the future: The glossy world of hi-tech, by Geraint Franklin
    • More than a typeface: On Margaret Calvert, design icon, by Adrian Shaunessy
    • Desert island objects: Architect Patty Hopkins is stranded
    • Farrell and Grimshaw: A call to protect their built legacy, by Laura Mark
    • Weaver of a new world: The unsung Arts & Crafts pioneer
    • Kuwait – modern city: The desert state may surprise you, by Jon Wright
    • Conservation case study: Lasdun’s IBM building renewed by AHMM
    • Object: Alan Boyson’s ‘Skyline’ tile, by Esther Johnson
  • Guest typeface: New Rail Alphabet Stencil, by Margaret Calvert and A2 Type
  • With thanks to our design and editorial team: Studio Hunter, Art Direction; Alexa Baracaia, Deputy Editor

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+44 (0) 203 582 8257

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Renata Lopes – Park Walk Media
Renata@parkwalkmedia.com

 

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