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Peter Barber: 100 Mile City and Other Stories
[Morley von Sternberg]

IN THE 1960s and 1970s, Britain’s greatest architects all worked for local authorities on developing cutting-edge modern housing that would meet the aspirations of ordinary working people.

Their work in London is still there for all to see — Kate Macintosh (Dawson’s Heights), Erno Goldfinger (Trellick Tower), Patrick Hodgkinson (Brunswick Centre), Peter Tabori (Highgate New Town) and Neave Brown (Alexandra Road Estate) have created housing estates unsurpassed in scope and design.

(Pic: Morley von Sternberg)
(Pic: Morley von Sternberg)
(Pic: Morley von Sternberg)
(Pic: Morley von Sternberg)
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