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“Summerson lets us see the city now and the way it develops over time, yes, as an emergence of a style, but he binds that together, making it inseparable from the social and economic dimensions of architecture. That’s the real strength of the work, and its continued influence over time. This was written just after World War II and really opened up a different kind of architectural history following its publication, and its many republications and subsequent additions.” Read more...
The best books on Architecture and Aesthetics
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Modernity and Ambivalence
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The Pevsner Guide to London 4
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Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
by John Boughton