The Architecture of British Transport in the Twentieth Century |
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Editor:
| Holder, Julian Parissien, Steven |
Series title: | Studies in British Art Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-300-10624-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.00USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
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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.
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art