C20 Society
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The national charity campaigning to protect Britain’s modern architectural and design heritage. Report buildings at risk to [email protected]
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Otto Saumarez Smith
Historian of shopping precincts, leisure centres, power stations, derelict landscapes, inner cities, new towns, & city centre redevelopment. @c20Society trustee
Municipal Dreams
New book 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' out in November. 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (2019) available in paperback.
Modernism in Metroland
Exploring the art deco, modernist and brutalist buildings of London’s suburbs and beyond. “A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land” out now.
This Brutal House
Brutalism, Design, Music & Stuff That I Like Contact & Poster Sales — [email protected] Book — This Brutal World @phaidon
John Grindrod
Social historian of modern places. Currently researching c20 suburban LGBTQ history. Disappointingly unserious. 🌈 Look me up on other social platforms
EVENT // Join C20 on a visit to Birmingham’s newest listed 20th century church – St Peter’s, Hall Green (1961-64), focussing on its collection of exquisite dalle-de-verre glass, by artist Tristan Ruhlmann.
📍 Birmingham B28 0BT
🗓️ Sun 30 June, 3-5pm
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📰 “One story – which may be apocryphal but is wonderful – is that the tessellating triangular glazing was an intentional nod to the leaded windows of City churches”
C20 speaks to Helen Barrett for the The Telegraph on the Gherkin at 25, and why it remains arguably the most
For #ArchiveFriday this week, here's a fab Louis Hellman cartoon from 2014, showing C20 and Catherine Croft riding in to support the 'Long Live Southbank' campaign - successfully defeating plans to evict skateboarders from the undercroft of the Southbank Centre.
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🥳 We're a quarter of the way there!
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far, bringing us closer to our goal to #SaveSmallbrook !
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Today, we will unveil a national blue plaque to George Harrison at his birthplace, 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree, Liverpool. 🔵
Harrison’s life and career had a phenomenal influence on British and global culture through music, film and humanitarian work.
🎙️ Agree to disagree? Merlin Fulcher talks the Museum of London and Bastion House demolition decision with 'self-parodic YIMBY supervillain' jonn elledge, in another top episode of the The Brief, by Open City
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