{"product_id":"the-design-and-construction-of-the-british-library","title":"The Design and Construction of the British Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe British Library at St Pancras, the major public monument built in the United Kingdom in the twentieth century, opened to the public in April 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Sir Colin St John Wilson has spent the greater part of his working life on the project from 1962 onwards when various schemes for a building adjacent to the British Museum were proposed, through to the completion phase of the present design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormerly Head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, and the author of two important books on the history and theory of twentieth-century architecture, he is uniquely placed to give both an account of the development of the design concept of the building and to tell the story of its construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo other project in Britain since the building of St Paul's Cathedral (which also took thirty-six years to reach completion) is comparable in time-scale or the magnitude of controversy surrounding it. This book reveals how Professor Wilson and his team responded to successive changes in the Brief, whilst determinedly maintaining a commitment to the very highest quality in all aspects of a building designed to last 250 years. Illustrated with many original drawings and specially commissioned photographs, it will appeal to anyone interested in modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colin St.John Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505252454569,"sku":"9780712306584","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780712306584.jpg?v=1761366121","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-design-and-construction-of-the-british-library","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}