Warburton, Nigel
(2003).
Erno Goldfinger: the life of an architect.
Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Abstract
The first biography of the Hungarian architect Erno Goldfinger, famous for his commitment to rational design as well as for lending his name to James' Bond's enemy. Goldfinger was one of the most important figures in post-war modern architect in Britain. This biography sheds light on the social and artistic interconnections that underpinned the modern movement and on the controversies that surrounded high-rise building in Britain.
| Item Type: |
Authored Book
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| ISBN: |
0-415-25853-7, 978-0-415-25853-1 |
| Keywords: |
architecture; architectural history; art history; British modernism; design; cultural history; biography; post-war Britain; Paris; 1920s |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Philosophy |
| Item ID: |
5963 |
| Depositing User: |
Nigel Warburton
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| Date Deposited: |
28 Nov 2006 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Dec 2010 19:55 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/5963 |
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