Architecture of British Seaside Piers
Architecture of British Seaside Piers Of all the architectural delights of British seaside resorts, the most astonishing and idiosyncratic is the seaside pier. They brought together the Victorian…
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Architecture of British Seaside Piers
Of all the architectural delights of British seaside resorts, the most astonishing and idiosyncratic is the seaside pier. They brought together the Victorian genius for technological and material innovation, architectural ambition and engineering ingenuity in the search for new designs for leisure (as well as profit) over the sea. Remarkable visual spectacles, piers are architecturally extraordinary in concept and at times outrageous in execution.
Coverage includes the development of piers into the crowning architectural glory of British seaside resorts; the key people, materials, inventions and technologies in the field, particularly the work of Eugenius Birch, the greatest This superbly illustrated book explores the history of the design processes leading to the architectural and engineering innovations that have allowed people to walk on water in such diverse and delightful ways.
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