The history and architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre : black gold, white city /
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| Author / Creator: | Hilling, John B., author. |
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| Imprint: | Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2016] ©2016 |
| Description: | xx, 215 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Architecture of Wales Architecture of Wales. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10810200 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Editor's Preface
- Foreword Gillian Clarke
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- Editorial Note
- 1. A Small, Sleepy Town in the Shadow of a Castle
- 2. Black Gold
- 3. A Gentleman's Park
- 4. A Battle for Sites and Minds
- 5. Negotiations and Diversions
- 6. Plans and Petitions
- 7. A View of the Civic Centre: Its Layout, Appearance and Open Spaces
- 8. Development of the Civic Centre Before the First World War: Buildings and Monuments
- 9. Development of the Civic Centre Between the Wars: Buildings and Monuments
- 10. Development of the Civic Centre After the Second World War: Buildings and Monuments
- 11. Cardiff's Civic Centre in Context
- 12. Conclusion
- Brief Biographies of Architects
- Architectural Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
