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BauhausCreative Commons Image 96dpi under CC-BY-NC licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

The powerhouse which drove German design - and then spread worldwide.  Read more : Bauhaus

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The Modernist Movement: Doubts (1953 - 1961)Production team - from interactive

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

As Modernism got into a post-war stride, the first doubts started to gather.  Read more : The Modernist Movement: Doubts (1953 - 1961)

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The Lawn Road Flats (Isokon Building)Creative Commons Image stevecadman under CC-BY-SA licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

In Hampstead, Wells Coates out-Corbusiered Corbusier.  Read more : The Lawn Road Flats (Isokon Building)

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Ronan PointUsed with permission

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

A gas explosion in Newham changed the way towers blocks would be built.  Read more : Ronan Point

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Peckham Library and Media CentreCreative Commons Image Maanskyn under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

Will Allsop's Peckham Library is "a giant insect" full of books.  Read more : Peckham Library and Media Centre

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The Lloyds BuildingCreative Commons Image Bry-Z under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

Blending modernist ideals with sympathy for the surroundings, the Lloyds' insurance building is perhaps a post-modern masterpiece.  Read more : The Lloyds Building

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Hunstanton SchoolCreative Commons Image Xavier de Jauréguiberry under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

Too hot in summer, too cold in winter - although acclaimed, this school suffered some fundamental problems.  Read more : Hunstanton School

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Cumbernauld Town CentreCreative Commons Image I Like under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

The town which forms a backdrop to Gregory's Girl was intended to be a utopia.  Read more : Cumbernauld Town Centre

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Wells CoatesCopyright

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

His parents were missionaries - and some of their zeal can be seen in Coates' approach to architecture.  Read more : Wells Coates

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By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

A shining reputation had to swim against a turning tide of taste.  Read more : Peter and Alison Smithson

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