Mavericks: Breaking the Mould of British Architecture
Text by Owen Hopkins.
The history of architecture is a story of continual innovation, and at certain points within that story come architects whose visions completely defy convention. Mavericks focuses on 12 such figures from the history of British architecture, including Sir John Soane, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cedric Price, and Zaha Hadid. From the stripped-back classicism of Soane s Dulwich Picture Gallery to Hadid s neofuturistic London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympics, the architects work is bold, frequently controversial, and often radical. It is architecture that actively resists being pigeonholed into a particular style or period. What connects this naturally disparate group of free creative spirits is the way each has charted his or her own course, often deliberately evading conventions of taste, fashion, and ways of working. This book offers a fresh take on their creations, establishing new and sometimes surprising historical connections while proposing an intriguing alternative narrative to the history of British architecture.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 7 x 9 in. / 127 pgs / illustrated throughout. LIST PRICE: U.S. $19.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $27.95 ISBN: 9781910350393 PUBLISHER: Royal Academy Publications AVAILABLE: 5/3/2016 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Mavericks: Breaking the Mould of British Architecture
Published by Royal Academy Publications. Text by Owen Hopkins.
The history of architecture is a story of continual innovation, and at certain points within that story come architects whose visions completely defy convention. Mavericks focuses on 12 such figures from the history of British architecture, including Sir John Soane, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cedric Price, and Zaha Hadid. From the stripped-back classicism of Soane s Dulwich Picture Gallery to Hadid s neofuturistic London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympics, the architects work is bold, frequently controversial, and often radical. It is architecture that actively resists being pigeonholed into a particular style or period. What connects this naturally disparate group of free creative spirits is the way each has charted his or her own course, often deliberately evading conventions of taste, fashion, and ways of working. This book offers a fresh take on their creations, establishing new and sometimes surprising historical connections while proposing an intriguing alternative narrative to the history of British architecture.
