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Column: Exploding modernism's myths

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By David Brussat    Email

Illustration: "Modern Movement reality," by Louis Hellman: The legacy of founding modernist Le Corbusier (From Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture, Frances Lincoln Ltd., London, 2009) * * * EXPOSÉS of modern architecture have seen through the emperor's new......

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 Tags  architecture   Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture   Le Corbusier   Malcolm Millais  

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Coming up: An explosive review

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By David Brussat    Email

Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture, by Brit engineer Malcolm Millais (published by Francis Lincoln Ltd.), has just been published in this country. It knocked my socks off, and readers' socks will be knocked off too if they read the......

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 Tags  architecture   Corbusier   engineering   Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture   Malcolm Millais  

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Sneering at Britain's new old high courthouse

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By David Brussat    Email

Parliament has created a new upper court, called the "Supreme Court," for Britain and instead of spending millions on a carbuncle has put millions to better use by renovating an old building near Parliament. It's a lovely one, somewhat hidden......

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 Tags  architecture   British Supreme Court   Gilbert & Sullivan   Hugh Pearman   Middlesex Guildhall  

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