This book provides an introductory overview to a period which is now being increasingly studied, and in which there is burgeoning interest. Although the book is primarily visual, photographs have been chosen according to how well they illustrate the important buildings and themes of the period.

Building a Better Tomorrow: Architecture in Britain in the 1950s (Riba Photographs Monograph)

History

Elwall, Robert

Europe

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Bricks & beer: English pub architecture, 1830-1939

Arts & Photography

Architecture

British Architectural Library

* Published to coincide with the opening of the Willow Road house, London by the National Trust * Beautifully illustrated with rarely seen drawings from the RIBA Drawings Collection * His career provides a unique insight into the development of Modernism in UK * Third title in series

Ernö Goldfinger - RIBA Drawings Monographs No. 3 (Royal Inst. British Architects (RIBA) Drawings/Mon)

wiley

This book offers an exploration of the development of architectural photography and some of its key themes. From the earliest examples of the genre in the nineteenth century to today's digital revolution, Robert Elwall focuses on the changing aesthetic of the medium worldwide. Included are such topics as the early influence of architectural drawing; the growth of specialist photographic firms documenting the nineteenth-century building boom; the influence of photography on both architectural practice and history; the invention of half-tone reproduction; the role of photography in the spread of Modernism; the impact of colour photography during the 1970s and 1980s; and the increasing use of computers to shape a new direction. Authoritatively written by a world-renowned expert and illustrated with images from collections throughout the world, this study is essential reading for anyone interested in architecture, photography and the history of their special relationship.

Building With Light: An International History of Architectural Photography

Photography & Video

Merrell Publishers

Evocations of Place: The Photography of Edwin Smith

Looks at the works of the British photographer and includes 180 reproductions of his photographs highlighting architecture, landscapes, gardens, and interiors.

Individual Artists

Hailed by the poet and architectural historian Sir John Betjeman as 'a genius at photography', Edwin Smith (19121971) was one of Britain’s foremost photographers. At the time of his death he was widely regarded as without peer in his sensitive renditions of historic architecture and his empathetic evocations of place. The recurrent themes of Smith’s work  a concern for the fragility of the environment; an acute appreciation of the need to combat cultural homogenization by safeguarding regional diversity; and a conviction that architecture should be rooted in time and place  are as pressing today as when Smith first framed them in his elegant compositions. By providing the first in-depth survey of his work, this book introduces Smith’s poignant imagery to a new generation.

Photography takes command: The camera and British architecture, 1890-1939

RIBA Heinz Gallery

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