- Explains the role played by architecture and urbanism in the modernisation of France during the trente glorieuses, the three decades of growing prosperity that followed the end of WWII.
- Sets the discussion of architecture and urbanism in the social, political and economic context of the time.
- Beautifully illustrated and written in an engaging and clear manner, the central focus of the book is the work of the architects and planners of the time, many well-known beyond France. Architects include: Le Corbusier, Lods, Lurcat and Prouve, Georges Candilis, Atelier Montrouge, Bernard Zehrfuss, Henri Dubuisson and Henri Bernard.
Nicholas Bullock, a Fellow of King's College, was Professor of the History of Architecture and Urbanism of the 20th Century in the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, and lectured at the Architectural Association in London for over 40 years. Originally admitted for modern languages, he read architecture at Cambridge and completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Sir Leslie Martin. He was a founder member of the Martin Centre for Architecture and Urban Studies, established in 1967. He has published widely on the architecture, housing and planning issues of the 20th century in Britain, Germany and France.
Title: Modernising Post-war France: Architecture and Urbanism during Les Trente Glorieuses: Architecture and Urbanism during the Trente Glorieuses
Author: Bullock, Nicholas
ISBN: 9780367556518
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-11-22
Number of Pages: 294
Weight: 0.6702 kg
