Eric de Maré: between the functional and the beautiful
| Autor: | Andrew Higgott |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | The Journal of Architecture. 21:873-889 |
| ISSN: | 1466-4410 1360-2365 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13602365.2016.1219378 |
| Popis: | Eric de Mare’s photographs were very widely published in post-war Britain and his images may be seen to have influenced a generation of architects. Perhaps more than any polemic or lengthy rationale they expanded the possibilities of architectural design; his pioneering work on the photography of early industrial buildings seen in ‘The Functional Tradition’, published as an article in The Architectural Review in 1957 and subsequently as a book, helped to create a new language at a time ready for such change.De Mare was part of the wider architectural culture of the Architectural Press and The Architectural Review, and acknowledged the influence of the long-time proprietor de Cronin Hastings as well as other contributors such as John Piper, Gordon Cullen and J.M. Richards. There are clear links with another major position in British architectural work of that period, the ‘New Brutalism': the Smithsons’ ideas of honesty of form and materials are very close to the lessons which were drawn from de Mare's phot... |
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