{"product_id":"sir-edwin-lutyens-britains-greatest-architect-hardcover","title":"Sir Edwin Lutyens: Britain's Greatest Architect? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClive Aslet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the first title in a new series from Triglyph Books, Clive Aslet has written a short biography of Sir Edwin Lutyens, among the greatest of British architects.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) was one of the great architects of the twentieth century. His Edwardian country houses, surrounded by rhapsodic gardens, beguiled clients with their romance and wit. After 1918, the war memorials that he created symbolized a grieving nation's sense of loss. In the new capital of the British Raj, New Delhi, the Viceroy's House or Rashtrapati Bhavan had a footprint bigger than Versailles. His unfinished Liverpool Cathedral would have rivalled St Peter's in Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntensely shy, Lutyens hid his personality behind puns and jokes - and yet he could be called 'part mystic', a reference to an inner profundity. Rich in stories, this entertaining and stylish short biography is a major new study incorporating fresh research which shows this most charismatic of architects in a new light.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClive Aslet\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge and the publisher of Triglyph Books. For many years he worked at the magazine \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was editor from 1993 until 2006. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince publishing \u003ci\u003eThe Last Country Houses\u003c\/i\u003e with Yale University Press in 1982, he has written over 30 books. His titles for Triglyph include \u003ci\u003eOld Homes, New Life: The resurgence of the British country house \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLiving Tradition: The Architecture and Urbanism of Hugh Petter\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2021 he became chair of the Lutyens Trust. He is also a trustee of INTBAU and for a decade he was the founding honorary secretary of what is now the Twentieth Century Society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarried with three children, Clive lives in London and Ramsgate.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47775320441085,"sku":"9781739731434","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/iRJ-DO2o5V9781739731434.webp?v=1782935868","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/sir-edwin-lutyens-britains-greatest-architect-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}