FRS Yorke: and the Evolution of English Modernism

ISBN-10: 0471489603
ISBN-13: 9780471489603
Category: Architecture / General
Pages: 136
Language: English
Published: 2003-05-07
Publisher: Academy Press
Author: Jeremy Melvin

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FRS Yorke was an influential architect in the early part of this century and his work is still referred to and seen as forward-thinking today. No other book has been written on Yorke, despite some titles being written about the mega-firm YRM, of which he was the founding member. Yorke was the most influential figure of British Modernist architecture and was known internationally. Yorke wrote and published The Modern House, one of the most influential books of the Modern Movement. Modernist architecture and its executors have influenced every architectural style since the beginning of this century. * Melvin is the only writer to have complete access to all the Yorke archives * This is the first book to be written on Yorke, despite some titles being written about the mega-firm YRM, of which he was the founding member * This book provides the first opportunity to learn the full details of this incredible life and will be a fascinating volume for anyone remotely interested in the development of Modern Architecture

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