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RR 2004/397 Encyclopedia of 20th Century Architecture Edited by R. Stephen Sennott New York, NIY and London 2004 ISBN 1 57958 243 5 £275 $395 3 vols.
Keyword Architecture
Review DOI 10.1108/09504120410559825
In a glossy magazine open on my desk an attractive woman in statuesque pose and a slinky black dress is gazing out, rather self-consciously seductively, against a background of black. This is Glasgow, "The New Black", being promoted as a stylish weekend tourist destination, like Barcelona or Copenhagen. In a two-page article in the Encyclopedia of 20' Century Architecture on Glasgow, Scotland, David Walters of the University of North Carolina comments: "Ironically, the main catalyst of (Glasgow's) urban renaissance at the end of the twentieth century was the rediscovery of the city's architectural heritage; the same building stock and urban pattern that had been under attack for the previous 60 years".
Over 300 contributors and a five-year editorial process have produced this handsome and monumental three-volume reference work (the high quality alkaline paper contributes to its weighing in at 10 lbs), the overall aim of which is "to capture...