Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain Interior Design Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto

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ISBN: 9781908063366

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Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain Interior Design Alvar AaltoLost Futures looks in detail at the wide range of buildings constructed in Britain between 1945 and 1979. Although their bold architectural aspirations reflected the forward looking social ethos of the postwar era, many have since been either demolished or altered beyond recognition. Photographs taken at the time of their completion are accompanied by expertly researched captions that examine the buildings' design, creation, the ideals they embodied