Demolishing whitehall: leslie martin, harold wilson and the architecture of white heat
Auteur :
Sharr, Adam / Thornton, Stephen
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409423874
Date de publication :
18 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is about a lost world - albeit one less than 50 years old. In the era of Harold Wilson's 'white heat', architect Sir Leslie Martin proposed a grand plan to demolish and rebuild a swathe of historic Whitehall, London's government district. At once optimistic and paternalistic.