Helen Barrett

Before the Blitz: the dynamism of British architecture

Many competing styles flourished in the interwar years, including functionalism, art deco, neoclassicism, seaside moderne, mock-Mayan and Egyptian revivalism

Herbert Rowse’s tower at St George’s Dock, Liverpool: aspiration, conscientiousness and faith packed into a Mersey tunnel ventilation shaft. [Alamy] 
issue 09 March 2024
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