Form follows fun : modernism and modernity in British pleasure architecture, 1925-1940 / Bruce Peter.

Main entry:

Peter, Bruce.

Title & Author:

Form follows fun : modernism and modernity in British pleasure architecture, 1925-1940 / Bruce Peter.

Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2007.

Description:

223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Theorising the architecture of pleasure -- Modernism and a typology of pleasure -- Professional relationships -- Modernism and the geography of pleasure -- Construction and architectural servicingConsuming and experiencing the architecture of pleasure -- Conclusion.

Summary:

Authoritative and readable, this excellent text, illustrated by a unique pictorial record of period architecture, surveys and examines how and why the architecture of pleasure related to the stylistic and ideological concerns of modernism in 1930s Britain.

Resources:
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ISBN:

9780415428187 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0415428181 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415428194 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
041542819X (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture and recreation Great Britain.
Modern movement (Architecture) Great Britain.
Architecture and society Great Britain History 20th century.
Architecture et loisirs Grande-Bretagne.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture et société Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture and recreation.
Architecture and society.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 257327
Call No.: BIB 187808
Status: Available

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