TY - BOOK AU - Allinson,Kenneth AU - Thornton,Victoria TI - London's contemporary architecture: an explorer's guide SN - 9780415825023 AV - NA970 .A4 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Architecture KW - England KW - London KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Guidebooks KW - 21st century KW - London (England) KW - Buildings, structures, etc N1 - "In memory of John Winter" Includes index (pages 334-343) N2 - London is a living architectural exhibition. This tried and trusted portable guide will help you to find your way around one of the world’s most exciting cities, offering architectural experiences and insights into London’s finest contemporary architecture. features more than 400 buildings including key venues from the 2012 Olympic Park provides a superb full colour photographic record of the capital aids navigation of the city’s greatest architectural sights with a clear map-based format considers each district in turn, identifying the buildings most worthwhile visiting, and providing essential information and insights into each includes a large scale, portable, lightweight map, for use when walking the tours Jam packed with the author’s intimate architectural experience and knowledge of London’s buildings, the accompanying commentary is both lively and entertaining, providing all the information that any architectural explorer will need to appreciate and experience London’s contemporary architecture ER -