OU on the BBC: Journeys From The Centre Of The Earth - Programme summaries
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 16 Sep 2004
A series guide to the series 'Journeys from the Centre of the Earth.
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Erno Goldfinger
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
Erno Goldfinger's Trellick Tower would be the building to discredit an entire movement.
The Modernist Movement: Arrival (1928 - 1939)
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
During the 1930s, modernism moved from being a middle-class dream to a direct influence on working people's lives.
Peckham Library and Media Centre
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
Will Allsop's Peckham Library is "a giant insect" full of books.
Finsbury Health Centre
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
"Nothing is too good for the working classes" - hence the luxurious design of Finsbury Health Centre.
Sir Norman (Lord) Foster
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
Norman Foster approached design with a belief that workplaces could be better.
Modernism: The Revival (1993 - present)
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
The mid 1990s saw Modernism reinvented and embraced once again.
Royal Festival Hall
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
A lasting legacy from the Festival Of Britain, at the heart of the Capital.
The Lloyds Building
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
Blending modernist ideals with sympathy for the surroundings, the Lloyds' insurance building is perhaps a post-modern masterpiece.
Canary Wharf
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2001
The Canary Wharf development got off to a wobbly start, but has now become iconic.
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