Connell Ward and Lucas: Modern Movement Architects in England 1929-1939

Connell Ward and Lucas were seen by some as irritants on the British architectural scene of the 1930s - a scene largely the province of traditionalists, class snobberies and latent xenophobia. They ruffled the feathers of the architectural establishment and poured scorn on the ignorant and restrictive practices of the planners. They even infuriated their MARS Group colleagues. Never deviating from their beliefs in Corbusian principles, they produced the most authentic modern buildings of the period, many of which now have iconic significance.
This book is the first major monograph on Connell Ward and Lucas and the result of many years of research and study. It puts the work of the trio into the context of the times and incorporates unique material obtained from their colleagues, friends and relatives as well as contemporary and newly commissioned photographs, original drawings and authoritative statements by all three partners.

Sharp and Rendel (both are architects in London who are part of DOCOMOMO UK) have produced an impressive history of the projects of a firm that was devoted to the ideas of Corbusier, and exceedingly active during the decade it operated. The volume, which is oversized (9.75x11.75"), surveys their projects, with multiple historic interior and exterior views, ground plans, and elevations supplementing the detailed discussion of each. A concluding chapter provides biographies of the firm's three founders and discussion of their later projects. Distributed in North America by Publishers Group West. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9780711227682
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Frances Lincoln Ltd
Pages		224
List Price		$65.00
Author		Rendel, Sally Sharp, Dennis
Publication Date		10/01/2008
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 12 Inches (US) Width: 10 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 3.3 Pounds (US)