Modern Architecture in an Oxford College St John's College 1945-2005

Name: Modern Architecture in an Oxford College St John's College 1945-2005
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ISBN: 9780199271627

ISBN-10: 0199271623

ISBN-13: 9780199271627

Edition: 2005

Authors: Geoffrey Tyack

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In the sixty years since 1945 St John's College, Oxford has been one of the major patrons of modern architecture in Oxford and Cambridge, commissioning a series of innovative and successful buildings from a sequence of leading architectural practices. Geoffrey Tyack discusses these buildings in detail, with the help of copious illustrations, placing each building within the context of its architect's oeuvre and relating it to the changing character of Oxford University. It is thus intended to be a contribution to the understanding both of modern collegiate architecture, and of recent English architecture in general. Publication will coincide with the 450th anniversary of the foundation of…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/7/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 154
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Geoffrey Tyack is a Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.




The Last Enchantments of the Neo-Georgian: the Dolphin Quadrangle



A Hive of Learning: the Beehive Building



Vertebrate Architecture: the Sir Thomas White Building



Upper and Nether Worlds: the Garden Quadrangle



Into the Twenty-first Century: the Queen Elizabeth House site



The Senior Common Room



The Middle Common Room



Summary of the Main Architectural Projects carried out, 1945-2005


Select Bibliography


Photographic Credits


Index