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A Monument to Humanism: Pilkington Brothers' Headquarters (1955–65) by Fry, Drew and Partners

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Medium: Fachartikel
Sprache(n): Englisch
Veröffentlicht in: Architectural History, , v. 56
Seite(n): 343-386
DOI: 10.1017/s0066622x00002537
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The architect Maxwell Fry (1899–1987) is widely recognized as one of the key protagonists in the development of Modernist architecture in Britain. Discussion of this role perhaps inevitably tends to focus on Fry's early involvement in the Modern Architectural Research (MARS) Group and his inter-war work, particularly his prestigious partnership with the Bauhaus-founder Walter Gropius. Post-war, emphasis shifts to Fry's advancement of ‘Tropical Architecture' in former British colonies with his wife and partner, the architect Jane Drew (1911–96). Despite a string of important commissions on home soil, their post-war work in Britain has been sidelined due to a historical narrative focused on the rise of ‘New Brutalism'. This article contributes to a reassessment of Fry, Drew and Partners' work in 1950s and 1960s Britain. It uses the Pilkington Brothers' Headquarters (1955–65) in St Helens as a case study to examine post-war industrial patronage and how this affected the architectural approach of the project's lead designer, Maxwell Fry. In particular, it investigates his background in civic design at Charles Reilly's Liverpool School of Architecture. Furthermore, it examines Fry's reassessment of pre-war Modernist theory and practice during the mid-1950s and his response to the younger generation of MARS members, such as the Smithsons and Denys Lasdun.

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