The Twentieth Century House in Britain. From the Archives of Country Life
- Artist: Various artists
- Published: 2004
- Publisher: Aurum Press, London
- Edition: First
- Format: Hardback
- Height: 31.5 cms
- Pages: 192
- Illustrations: colour and b&w photographs
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Add to basketThe Twentieth Century House in Britain. From the Archives of Country Life
Since its foundation in 1897, Country Life has consistently featured new British houses, thus building up an unrivalled photographic archive on twentieth-century architecture, and one that covers a much wider variety of houses than any other. This archive forms the basis for Alan Powers' new study of twentieth-century houses, illustrated with 200 stunning colour and duotone photographs, some of which are reproduced here for the first time. The book is divided into chronological chapters covering the 1920s to the 1990s, preceded by an enlightening introductory essay on the changing nature of architectural style over the course of the century. Both town and country houses are included, as well as remodellings of earlier buildings where the result has a clear twentieth-century character, such as London's glorious Eltham Palace.
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Authors Biography
Alan Powers (born 1955) is a British author who specialises in writing books on architecture.
During his career, Alan Powers has combined writing with painting and illustration including aquatints, drawings, lithographs, murals, and watercolours. As a book author, he has concentrated on 20th century British architecture, with an interest in architectural preservation and has also written books on the design of book jackets and the artist Eric Ravilious.
An expert on 20th century architecture, Alan Powers was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2008.
