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: | 9781908699893 |
| Publication date: | 8th July 2014 |
| Author: | John Grindrod |
| Publisher: | Old Street Publishing an imprint of Old Street Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 440 pages |
| Genres: |
Architecture Travel writing |
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: Architecture, Travel writing
Concretopia is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Concretopia was written by John Grindrod and published by Old Street Publishing an imprint of Old Street Publishing Ltd
Concretopia has 440 pages
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