Imagining Empire - Designing the Commonwealth Institute

Provides insights into the interrelations between architecture, national identity and politics as it explores the Commonwealth Institute with its famous hyperbolic paraboloid roof.

Sommario

Introduction: The Next Best Thing; Chapter 1: The Imperial Institute, 1886-1939; Chapter 2: From Empire to Commonwealth, 1946-1958; Chapter 3: The Tent in the Park, 1958-62; Chapter 4: The Commonwealth Institute Exhibition Galleries, 1962-1979; Chapter 5: From Institute to Museum, 1979-2016.

Info autore

Tom Wilson is Head of Collections and Research at the Design Museum

Riassunto

Provides insights into the interrelations between architecture, national identity and politics as it explores the Commonwealth Institute with its famous hyperbolic paraboloid roof.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tom Wilson
• Editore: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781848224100
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-410-0
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), History of Architecture, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, Commonwealth Institute;Design Museum;Modern Architecture