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THE 30s Architectural Icons

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Julian Holder of the 20th-Century Society presents a four-part series on architectural icons of 1930s Britain.
Houses of the Future
With architectural historian
Joe Kerr , Holder visits
Highpoint, a white concrete tower block by Russian-bom architect Berthold Lubetkin in Highgate, North London; and High and Over, a private villa in Amersham designed by Amyas Connell for
Professor Bernard Ashmole.
They discuss how far the modernist vision of a better way of living extended to everyday suburban living.

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Holder
Unknown:
Joe Kerr
Unknown:
Berthold Lubetkin
Designed By:
Amyas Connell
Unknown:
Professor Bernard Ashmole.
Source: Radio Times

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