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Street Furniture Design

By Eleanor Herring

Street Furniture Design Architecture

Street Furniture Design

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Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our urban environment were designed to populate public spaces. Herring explores the design of lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, and signage in the context of a government backed by various bodies keen to propagate 'good' modern design, in a Britain whose towns and cities had been laid waste by bombing and the privations of war. She also considers the innate conservatism of local communities and councils, wary of a standardised street design imposed from above. She traces how the design of street furniture became the site of a fierce struggle which exposed deep-seated anxieties about class, taste and power. Herring's original research draws on archival material and on interviews with leading figures in urban design, including graphic designer Margaret Calvert and industrial designer Kenneth Grange.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
226
Release Date:
2016-07-14
Publication Date:
2016-07-14
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1474245617
ISBN13:
9781474245616
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
508 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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