12 destinations marking the arrival of modernist Britain
In the centennial year of modernism, we visit visionary places where artists, engineers and architects imagined the future
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'The most Corbusier building in Britain' listed
‘The most Corbusier building in Britain’ listed Source: Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections Saltash Library, completed in 1963 and designed by Royston Summers of Cornwall County Architects’ Department, has been handed a Grade II listing In an article in the AJ in 1987, Summers (1931-2012) described the library, which is still in use today, as ‘the most Corbusier building in Britain’. Advertisement According to Historic England, the textured concrete structure is ‘a striking and well-articulated example of post-war library design’, drawing reference from famous Mo...
Source: architectsjournal.co.uk