{"product_id":"modern-buildings-in-london-hardcover-by-ian-nairn-introduction-by-travis-elborough","title":"Modern Buildings in London Hardcover by Ian Nairn, introduction by Travis Elborough","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eNotting Hill Editions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2023-09-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e176\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781912559510\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e260.82\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.47 x 4.73 x 0.72\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Without any doubt, London is one of the best cities in the world for modern architecture. But it is also one of the biggest cities in the world, and it does not make a display of its best things. A visitor looking for new buildings in the City and the West End might well be justified in turning away with a shudder. Yet delightful things may be waiting for him in Lewisham or St. Albans.” —Ian Nairn, from the foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one of the few architectural critics to eschew purely aesthetic modes  of analysis, Ian Nairn’s timeless books on modern urban cities have  been hailed as some of the most significant writing about contemporary  Britain, while also being praised as alternative “guidebooks” for  curious travellers. First published in 1964, \u003ci\u003eModern Buildings in London\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the character of buildings that were immediately  recognisable as “modern” in 1964, many of which were not the part of the  well-known landscape of London but instead were gems that Nairn  stumbled across.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten  “by a layman for laymen,” Nairn’s take on modern design includes  classic buildings such as the Barbican, the former BBC Television Centre  and the Penguin Pool at Regent’s Park Zoo as well as schools, old  timber yards, ambulance stations, car parks and even care homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Nairn\u003c\/b\u003e (1930–1983) was a British architectural critic and topographer\u003cbr\u003ewho coined the term “subtopia” for the areas around cities that had in his\u003cbr\u003eview been failed by urban planning, losing their individuality and spirit of\u003cbr\u003eplace. In the 1960s he contributed to the volumes on Surrey and Sussex in Nikolaus Pevsner’s \u003ci\u003eBuildings of England\u003c\/i\u003e series and published a number of his own books, including \u003ci\u003eNairn’s Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNairn’s Towns\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Notting Hill Editions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWish You Were\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere: England on Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long-Player Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Vanishing Places\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003ewinner of Edward Stanford Travel Book Award in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43199833473185,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781912559510","price":27.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781912559510.jpg?v=1693925696","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/modern-buildings-in-london-hardcover-by-ian-nairn-introduction-by-travis-elborough","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}