The Word on Modernism:
How books aided a revolution in design, 1925-1965
| Introduction |
| Architectural Review |
| Le Corbusier |
| European Tradition |
| American Tradition |
| English Tradition |
| New Zealand - Beginnings |
| Walls |
| Curator |
Architectural Review
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The Architectural Review (AR) was the leading British architectural journal during the modernist era and was enthusiastically followed in New Zealand. Under its reclusive editor H. de Cronin Hastings (1902– 1986), the AR became a highly effective instrument for modernism. The poet John Betjemen who wrote for the AR recalled Hastings’ wish that “every page must be a surprise.” It was also a way for local readers to follow the work of expatriate architects working in Britain. This spread features a house by the New Zealand architect Amyas Connell (1901–1980) for Ronald Gunn, a leading member of the British Communist Party. ___________________________________________________________ |
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The British modernist scene in the 1930s was dominated by non-British architects. Russian Berthold Lubetkin (1901–1990) established the firm Tecton and carried out well-publicized projects including the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. This spread illustrates Lubetkin’s own house at Whipsnade, north of London. ___________________________________________________________ |
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The Architectural Review undertook a survey of architecture in the Commonwealth during the Second World War. Courtney Archer, friend and companion of Rewi Alley, wrote the entry for New Zealand which featured the work of Vernon Brown, Paul Pascoe and Cedric Firth. ___________________________________________________________
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