FRS Yorke: and the Evolution of English Modernism

Author: Melvin, Jeremy

Brand: Wiley

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 136

EAN: 9780471489603

Release Date: 07-05-2003

Package Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Details: 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