295pp, numerous b/w illustrations. Wrappers decorated with Union Jack Flag. Minor wear at head and base of spine. Very good copy. Cardboard slip case present but frayed at edges. A series of articles both in Italian (with English translation) and English on British architecture and architects. With contributions by Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Michael Gold, Franceso Tentori, James Stirling, Joseph Rykwert, Lina Marsoni, Maria Biasia, John Taylor, Bianca Raboni, Giorgio Gaetani and Alberto Ferrari. Very useful period assessment of the 1960s.
London The Architectural Press September and October 1905
Issue 106:xliv +101-144pp illustrated Issue 107 xxx +vxv period ads and some texts, [2] 147-192 xxvii-xliv. Both include detailed articles and photos on: Cheap Cottages Exhibition. Other articles in no 106 inlcude pieces on on leadwork, Irish ecclesiastical architecture and the Hague Peace Palace. Issue 107 includes articles on architectural education [pp154-169]; the London traffic commission report; Iona Cathedral; church of St Mary-the-Virgin, Summerstown; St John's Institute; Irish ecclesiastical architecture; book reviews: Stiff printed paper covers, paginated with monochrome illustration, black and red text and titles. 360x285mm. Spines worn head and tail, small loss to the tail of the 1907 binding and the cover has some light marks and is slightly…
London The Architectural Press September and October 1905
Issue 106:xliv +101-144pp illustrated Issue 107 xxx +vxv period ads and some texts, [2] 147-192 xxvii-xliv. Both include detailed articles and photos on: Cheap Cottages Exhibition. Other articles in no 106 inlcude pieces on on leadwork, Irish ecclesiastical architecture and the Hague Peace Palace. Issue 107 includes articles on architectural education [pp154-169]; the London traffic commission report; Iona Cathedral; church of St Mary-the-Virgin, Summerstown; St John's Institute; Irish ecclesiastical architecture; book reviews: Stiff printed paper covers, paginated with monochrome illustration, black and red text and titles. 360x285mm. Spines worn head and tail, small loss to the tail of the 1907 binding and the cover has some light marks and is slightly foxed. Useful review of the exhibition at Letchworth which is the lead article in the magazine. Both issues have substantial sections on section on the Cheap Cottages Exhibition. Within the preliminary pages of issue 107 includes pp x-xvi amongst the advertisements, the Report of the Judges. These issues of the journal were made contemporaneously with the exhibition so are period reviews of the buildings.
208pp, Illustrated occasional journal. The fourth one. Soft cover; Illustrated. Blue wrappers with wrap around bund with title. A little chipped. Text in English, Italian, French & German; Striking advertisements for contemporary design firms, magazines and products. Very good protected by rather worn and torn cardboard slipcase. Main theme is Men and the ideas of Modern Ornament and Brutalism with contributions on the latter from Maxwell Fry, Alison and Peter Smithson amongst others.