Was Britain's postwar rebuilding the height of mid-century chic or the concrete embodiment of crap towns? John Grindrod decided to find out how blitzed, slum-ridden and crumbling austerity Britain became, in a few short years, a space-age world of concrete, steel and glass. What he finds is a story of dazzling space-age optimism, ingenuity and helipads - so many helipads - tempered by protests, deadly collapses and scandals that shook the government.
| ISBN: | 9781906964900 |
| Publication date: | 12th November 2013 |
| Author: | John Grindrod |
| Publisher: | Old St |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 439 pages |
| Genres: |
History of art |
Was Britain's postwar rebuilding the height of mid-century chic or the concrete embodiment of crap towns? John Grindrod decided to find out how blitzed, slum-ridden and crumbling austerity Britain became, in a few short years, a space-age world of concrete, steel and glass. What he finds is a story of dazzling space-age optimism, ingenuity and helipads - so many helipads - tempered by protests, deadly collapses and scandals that shook the government.
Concretopia features in the following genres: History of art
Concretopia is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Concretopia was written by John Grindrod and published by Old St
Concretopia has 439 pages