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Modernist Estates: The buildings and the people who live in them

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Stefi Orazi (Author)

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

ISBN: 9780711269262

Pub Date	02/11/2021
Binding	Paperback
Pages	192
Dimensions (mm)	255(h) * 200(w)

A celebration of modernist architecture as it is lived in today

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Take an inside look at some of the most remarkable and sometimes controversial estates in Britain and the impact they have on their communities.
Featuring twenty-one modernist homes and their residents, this unique and beautifully designed book presents an overview of the buildings and architects, considers the historical and political context, and explores what it's like to live on a modernist estate today.
Through interviews and original photography, we're offered a rare insight into the lives of these significant buildings and those who inhabit them.

Estates include:
Isokon
Pullman Court
Golden Lane Estate
Keeling House
The Hall
Dulwich Park Estate
Manygate Lane
Park Hill
Sivill House
Draper House
Perronet House
Barbican
Brunswick Centre
Byker
Christchurch Estate
Dunboyne Road Estate
Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate
Whittington Estate
Greenwich Millenium Village
Balfron Tower

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STEFI ORAZI is a London-based designer and author of Modernist Estates: The buildings and the people who live in them today (2015) and The Barbican Estate (2018).

Foreword Introduction by Douglas Murphy Isokon Pullman Court Golden Lane Estate Keeling House The Hall Dulwich Wood Park Estate Manygate Lane Park Hill Sivill House Balfron Tower Perronet House Barbican Estate Brunswick Byker Lillington Gardens Christchurch Estate Dunboyne Road Estate Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate Whittington Estate London Borough of Lambeth Greenwich Millennium Village

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