Cooling Towers (Hardback)
$ 42.27
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Further Details Title: Cooling Towers Condition: New Subtitle: A celebration of sculptural beauty, industrial history and architectural legacy Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 1849949468 EAN: 9781849949460 ISBN: 9781849949460 Publisher: Batsford Genre: Architecture & Antiques Topic: History Release Date: 09/11/2025 Description: SHORTLISTED for The British Book Design and Production Awards 2026. A stirring large-format celebration of cooling towers, the monumental brutalist structures dotted around Britain that are relics of twentieth-century industrial history – and are about to disappear for good. Bringing together some of the country’s most distinguished architectural photographers and writers, Cooling Towers is an elegiac exploration of these imposing buildings, forming a definitive visual record of Britain’s coal-fired power stations at the moment that they disappear into history, as most of them have been slated for demolition very soon. In a distinctive large format to reflect the unique and sculptural presence of cooling towers within the landscape and to best show the beautiful photography which captures them. Essays include: • Hugh Pearman on Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, still standing but not for long. • Otto Saumaurez Smith on the recently demolished, particularly beautiful set of cooling towers that formed part of Ironbridge B Power Station. • Jonathan Clarke on the historical, technological and engineering context of post-war power stations. With a celebratory foreword by Antony Gormley, Turner Prize-winning British artist who has long expressed admiration for these immense constructions, and photography from renowned architectural photographers Luke O'Donovan, Michael Collins and James O. Davis of Historic England, this book is a visually exciting and historically significant record of Britain's twentieth-century industrial legacy. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 246mm Item Length: 189mm Author: No Author Release Year: 2025 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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