Wed 25 Sep – Sun 24 Nov 2013 (Wed-Sun)
Exhibition in Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London
Adult £4.00
Cromwell Tower
The Turn
Farnley Hey
Rogers House
House in Cornwall
This exhibition explores the post-war era of architecture from 1945 to the 1980s, and argues why certain buildings should be protected. Listed residential buildings in the exhibition include Farnley Hey, in Yorkshire, built in 1954 by Peter Wormersley, one of the first post-war buildings to be listed (Grade II) and The Turn in Buckinghamshire, built in 1964 – 67 by Peter Aldington, who has more house designs listed than any other living architect. It also features a house in Cornwall, built in 1967 by Team 4 (Norman and Wendy Foster, Richard and Su Rogers), an example of the influence of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright on Richard Rogers following his time at Yale, and The Rogers House, in Wimbledon, London, a steel-structure house designed in 1968 by Richard and Su Rogers. Also included is Cromwell Tower on the Barbican Estate, completed in 1973, a prominent example of British brutalist architecture by Chamberlin, Powell & Bon.
The Rogers House and Farnley Hey are currently on sale with The Modern House and The Turn in Buckinghamshire is currently available to let with The Modern House. Please visit the website for more details.
