Modernist Estates: The buildings and the people who live in them
Product ID: 51890911
Celebrate modernist architecture, it's buildings and the people who live in them today with this stylish design book, which takes an inside look at remarkable and sometimes controversial estates in Britain and examines the impact they have on their communities. Featuring twenty-one modernist homes and their residents, it presents an overview of the buildings and architects, considers the historical and political context, and explores what it’s like to live on a modernist estate today. Through interviews and photography, this unique book offers a rare insight into the lives of significant buildings including the Barbican, the Isokon, Balfron Tower and Park Hill. Review: 60s Modernism on a Human Scale - Great. We live in a 60s modernist house designed by Ted Hollamby who's featured in the book. Recommended for anyone who doesn't want to see 60s modern demolished. Review: Love this book - Love this book. A great look at people today who live in modernist estates. It's an honest and unpretentious account of the buildings and the people that live in them. It also helps that it is beautifully designed and printed. Double thumbs up.
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P**S
60s Modernism on a Human Scale
Great. We live in a 60s modernist house designed by Ted Hollamby who's featured in the book. Recommended for anyone who doesn't want to see 60s modern demolished.
A**R
Love this book
Love this book. A great look at people today who live in modernist estates. It's an honest and unpretentious account of the buildings and the people that live in them. It also helps that it is beautifully designed and printed. Double thumbs up.
M**N
Great read
I first saw the author posting on Instagram and I loved the pictures so I wanted to know more about the story behind the architecture.Really interesting and it sits on the coffee table in our entertaining room. Guests always pick it up and have a good read.
T**Y
appealing
This is an attractive book reflecting the modern taste for modernist/brutalist architecture. It covers works by Goldfinger, SPAN, etc with a brief architectural scene setting for each development, interview with the householder and series of interior shots. By and large the interiors have a hipster-ish vibe to them, Shoreditch gets a few mentions and every other person seems to be an architect or graphic designer. The interiors have a relaxed liveable feeling, much like an old Habitat catalogue. Although the bright yellow cloth spine and plain cardboard cover are certainly striking they are not terribly practical. My copy arrived slightly battered, and feels a rather fragile thing. Although the point is not laboured, it is clear that the longstanding lack of a proper government policy for housing is making decent city living ever more precarious.
S**0
interesting book
interesting book with lots of details and pictures on the architecture
A**.
Five Stars
Great book.
M**H
A HANDSOME VOLUME
A coffee table book that celebrates some of the great modernist estates in England – such as Golden Lane Estate in London and Park Hill in Sheffield – with short histories of each, interviews with current residents and lots of wonderfully voyeuristic photos.
L**N
Enjoyable and detailed read
Fascinating read. Enjoyed the detailed history of the different buildings/developments and even more so the interviews with those now living in the properties. So many are creatives, they truly appreciate the history of the properties and this book celebrates it.
T**S
best one ill find in amazon
rhanks amazon
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