Schools of thought

Article Abstract:

A former school boarding house (Reckitt House) at Leighton Park School in Reading was converted into flats, by Nicholas Hare Architects, and a new structure was built to replace it. A further boarding house was built so that repairs to School House, the main building, could be facilitated. The new School House shallow pitched aluminium roofs with steel windows, while Reckitt House has a tiled roof and incorporates a courtyard. The different styles of architecture arose due to the different sites. A cost analysis for Reckitt House is given, and working details are described.

Design and construction, School buildings

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Holding together a broken dream

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The second international conference of Documentation and Conservation of buildings and sites of the Modern Movement was held in the Bauhaus Building, Dessau, Germany. The conference heard papers of a technical and historical nature from various countries and was marked by an increasing regionalism. Other topics included education, ecology and social planning. The organisation aims to study Modern Movement buildings and promote thier relevance to the present day.

Study and teaching, Architecture, 20th century AD, Architecture, Modern, Modern architecture

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Modernist ambition fulfilled in a Cape Cod cottage

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The architect and abstract painter Serge Chermayeff who died in May 1996 was known for the Modernist influence on his style of design both in his painting and houses. His cottage at Wellfleet, Cape Cod, which he purchased in 1945 reflected his love of bright colors and was designed to take into consideration the surrounding area of woods and water. Chermayeff showed several of his paintings in exhibitions and in later life was involved with teaching.

Chermayeff, Serge

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