Title & Author:

The architecture of British transport in the twentieth century / edited by Julian Holder and Steven Parissien.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2004.

Description:

viii, 246 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.

Series:

Studies in British art ; 13

Notes:
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Includes bibliographical references.
Early twentieth-century stations / Gavin Stamp -- 'A little grit and ginger' : the impact of Charles Holden on the architecture of the London Underground 1923-40 / Susie Barson -- Reappraising British railways / Elain Harwood -- Arrivals and departures : civil airport architecture in Britain during the interwar period / Neil Bingham -- The British airport at the turn of the last century / Colin Davies -- Architecture for the motor-car / David Jeremiah -- From chaos to control : the development of the bus and coach station in interwar Britain / Julian Holder -- The motorway service station / David Lawrence.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

Transport buildings-railway stations, airport terminals, bus and coach stations, motorway service areas, filling stations, and garages-are such a part of everyday scenery they are easily overlooked. This book is the first to take a close look at the architecture of British transport buildings of the twentieth century, a period during which transportation systems, methods, and even purposes underwent enormous change. The contributors to the book consider transport buildings both well known and unfamiliar from a variety of intriguing viewpoints. They explore the design and promotion of the London Underground, the battle between road and rail, the intentions of architects-to glamorize travel, to calm fears, to accommodate huge numbers of travelers-and the political and cultural significance of the transport buildings that have become a major part of modern life.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0300106246
9780300106244
0012958662
9780012958667

Subject:

Transportation buildings Great Britain History 20th century.
Infrastructures de transport Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
21.71 commercial and industrial buildings.
Transportation buildings
Bouwkunst.
Vervoer.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Holder, Julian.
Parissien, Steven.
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Studies in British art ; 13.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234771
Call No.: NA6305.G7 A7 2004
Status: Available