Mavericks : breaking the mould of British architecture / Owen Hopkins.

Main entry:

Hopkins, Owen, 1984- author.

Title & Author:

Mavericks : breaking the mould of British architecture / Owen Hopkins.

Publication:

London : Royal Academy Of Arts, [2016]
©2016

Description:

127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portraits ; 23 cm

Notes:
"First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Mavericks: Breaking the Mould of British Architecture'," Royal Academy of Arts, London, 26 January-20 April, 2016.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 26- April 20, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (page 122) and index.
Robert Smythson -- John Vanbrugh -- James Wyatt -- John Soane -- Charles Robert Cockerell -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh -- Charles Holden -- H.S. Goodhart-Rendel -- James Stirling -- Cedric Price -- FAT -- Zaha Hadid.
Includes reproductions of CCA collection material.

Summary:

"Explores twelve figures from the history of British architecture, including Sir John Soane, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cedric Price and Zaha Hadid who have defied convention over the past 250 years. This book offers a fresh take on their work, establishing new and sometimes surprising historical connections, while posing an intriguing alternative narrative to the history of British Architecture."--Publisher's description.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781910350393 (paperback)
1910350397 (paperback)

Subject:

Architects Great Britain Exhibitions.
Architecture History Exhibitions.
Architecture, British Exhibitions.
Architectes Grande-Bretagne Expositions.
Architecture Histoire Expositions.
Architecture britannique Expositions.
Architects.
Architecture.
Architecture, British.
Great Britain.
Centre canadien d'architecture Collection

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.

Added entries:

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), host institution.
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) host institution

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292033
Call No.: BIB 236012
Status: Available

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