Connell Ward and Lucas: Modern Movement Architects in England 1929-1939

Dennis Sharp,Sally Rendel

ISBN 10: 0711227683 / ISBN 13: 9780711227682

Published by Frances Lincoln, 2008

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224 pages. With their original and innovative projects, Amyas Connell and Basil Ward fro m New Zealand and the British architect Colin Lucas introduced a new and uncompr omising contemporary language of architecture to England in the 1930s. This text.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Connell Ward and Lucas: Modern Movement Architects in England 1929-1939
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711227683
• ISBN 13: 9780711227682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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  • Architecture

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Synopsis

Connell Ward and Lucas were seen by some as irritants on the British architectural scene of the 1930s - a scene largely the province of traditionalists, class snobberies and latent xenophobia. They ruffled the feathers of the architectural establishment and poured scorn on the ignorant and restrictive practices of the planners. They even infuriated their MARS Group colleagues. Never deviating from their beliefs in Corbusian principles, they produced the most authentic modern buildings of the period, many of which now have iconic significance.
This book is the first major monograph on Connell Ward and Lucas and the result of many years of research and study. It puts the work of the trio into the context of the times and incorporates unique material obtained from their colleagues, friends and relatives as well as contemporary and newly commissioned photographs, original drawings and authoritative statements by all three partners.

About the Author

DENNIS SHARP was a British architect, critic and author.