Kelly No more giants

J. M. Richards, modernism and <i> The Architectural Review </i>
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4376-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Design and Material Culture

This book is a history of J. M. Richards’ career as editor of The Architectural Review and as an architectural critic and writer from 1933-73. The book explores Richards’ ideas about anonymity, modernism and public participation in architecture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kelly, Jessica

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Design: Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Critical connections: Jim Richards’ network 1924–38
2 What is wrong with architecture? The Architectural Press, the profession and the architectural public
3 ‘Cranks and laymen’: Propaganda for modern architecture 1935–41
4 The Castles on the Ground: Reconstruction, public participation and the future of modernism, 1941–51
5 Stocktaking: The contesting voices of architectural criticism, 1951–61
6 ‘Life is Right, the Architect is Wrong’: Public participation and architectural criticism 1962–73
Postscript

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jessica Kelly is Reader in Architectural and Design History at the University for the Creative Arts