Main entry:

Burke, Catherine, 1957-

Title & Author:

A life in education and architecture : Mary Beaumont Medd / by Catherine Burke.

Publication:

Burlington : Ashgate Publishing Company, 2013.

Description:

xv, 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm

Series:

Ashgate studies in architecture series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index.
Childhood and education 1907-1927 -- Study and travel 1920s-30s -- First architectural work: from housing to education -- Partnerships and networks -- The schools -- Evolution of the design process 'from the inside out' -- International travel and exchange 1949-72 -- In retirement -- Towards the future-building school. Lasting legacies of design and democratic practice -- Conclusion: Telling the quiet stories of educational design.
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Summary:

This book provides a detailed exploration of the relationships between individual architects, educators, artists and designers that laid the foundation and shaped the approach to designing new school buildings in postwar Britain. It explores the lifeand work of Mary Medd (ne Crowley) (1907-2005) who was alongside her husband and professional partner, David Medd, one of the most important modernist architects of the 20th century. Mary Medd devoted the major part of her career to the design of school buildings and was pioneering in this respect, drawing much inspiration from Scandinavian architecture, arts and design. More than a biography, the book draws attention to the significance of relationships and networks of friendships built up over these years among individuals with a common view of the child in educational settings.

ISBN:

9780754699064 (ebook)
0754699064 (ebook)
9780754679592 (hardback ; alk. paper)
0754679594 (hardback ; alk. paper)
(ebk - ePUB)
9781409471905

Subject:

Medd, Mary
Architecture and society Great Britain History 20th century.
School buildings Great Britain.
Architects Great Britain Biography.
Architecture et société Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Constructions scolaires Grande-Bretagne.
Architectes Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Biography.
Architects.
Architecture and society.
School buildings.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Biographies.
History.

Added entries:

Ashgate studies in architecture series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 283308
Call No.: BIB 221377
Status: Available