It has been a while since I last posted. I have been working on a new book on 1960s University buildings in the UK.
The 1960s continue to hold an almost mythical place in Western culture, particularly in Britain, where change was widespread and infiltrated many aspects of life. This included architecture, whose role in a modern democracy and the form it should take were hotly debated. The book discusses the architectural thinking of the time through an examination of the design of university buildings. While there were notable buildings being built in other spheres, no other field of architecture provided the opportunity to express those ideas as freely, while also reflecting innovative new thinking about education and society. Somehow, the university buildings of the 1960s seemed to represent the cutting edge of modern architecture in the UK.
The book will be avaiable from 28 April 2025 but advance orders can be placed with the publisher now. For more detail please go to: https://www.lundhumphries.com/collections/history-of-architecture/products/1960s-university-buildings
All images by John Barr unless otherwise noted.
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