Since its foundation in 1897, Country Life has consistently featured new British houses, thus building up an unrivalled photographic archive on twentieth-century architecture, and one that covers a much wider variety of houses than any other. This archive forms the basis for Alan Powers' new study of twentieth-century houses, illustrated with 200 stunning colour and duotone photographs, some of which are reproduced here for the first time. The book is divided into chronological chapters covering the 1920s to the 1990s, preceded by an enlightening introductory essay on the changing nature of architectural style over the course of the century. Both town and country houses are included, as well as remodellings of earlier buildings where the result has a clear twentieth-century character, such as London's glorious Eltham Palace.
- ISBN10 184513012X
- ISBN13 9781845130121
- Publish Date 31 October 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 June 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Aurum Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English