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London Underground: Architecture, Design & History (Paperback)
$28.69 - Save $1.51 (4%) - RRP $30.20 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for London UndergroundThe seminal and pioneering London Underground is more than a mass transportation network - it is a style icon, its history involving some of the most important architects and artists of their time. From Frank Pick's vision to Metroland and Holden's innovative designs, this book weaves the story of the Underground.
Full description- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Published: 01 January 2012
- Format: Paperback 192 pages
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- Categories: Photographs: Collections | Public Buildings: Civic, Commercial, Industrial, Etc | Local History | Trains & Railways
- ISBN 13: 9780752458120 ISBN 10: 0752458124
- Sales rank: 113,513
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Full description for London Underground
The seminal and pioneering London Underground is more than a mass transportation network - it is a style icon, its history involving some of the most important architects and artists of their time. From Frank Pick's vision to Metroland and Holden's innovative designs, David Long expertly weaves the story of the Underground - its abundance of characters (some good, some not so good), design firsts and brand identity - with Jane Magarigal's atmospheric photography. From suburban expansion to Blitz bombings and Soviet adulation, this book celebrates what remains a magnificent engineering and aesthetic achievement while providing an affectionate if slightly elegiac portrait of a London which is now gone for good.
