10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBTOPIAN»
Discover the use of
subtopian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
subtopian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Subtopian: Selected Stories
It isn't perfect, not yet, but it's not quite Armageddon either. This is Subtopia and we are still waiting to see which way this pendulum swings. The Subtopian is proud to present its first collection of stories.
Trevor D. Richardson, Kirby Light, 2013
Subtopian Press presents Some Kind of Monster, the first collection of poems and short stories by writer Kirby Light.
It is the story of Jack Bluff, and an entire generation, challenging more than authority, but the nature of their existence.
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Geographies of British Modernity: Space and Society in the ...
The architectural commentatorIan Nairn, writingin 1975, claimedthat motorways
hademerged as 'one of thefew genuinely collectiveand genuinely hopeful partsof
designin Britain', counteracting the unplanned, chaotic, subtopian sprawl he had
...
David Gilbert, David Matless, Brian Short, 2011
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Architectures: Modernism and After
As well as complaining about the problem of the urban landscape on the
construction of Subtopia, Betjeman's target is the Subtopian, who, en masse, is
presented as the cause of Subtopia. Betjeman takes further Nairn's
impressionistic ...
112 SUBTOPIAN AND UTOPIAN or name which gave its name to another thing.
Hamlet, for example, is the eponymous hero of the play of Hamlet. But epos,
having signified one word, went on to be the title of an enormous number of
words.
Ivor John Carnegie Brown, 1958
series, and the main television comedy genre to date was established : the
comedy of the subtopian. (iii) The basic joke is the frustration of the subtopian's
ambitions and aspirations by the small-mindedness of his convention- bound
milieu.
The subtopian and dormitory greenhouse is now bursting at the seams with the
orchid collection. " Surely it must have cost you a lot of money, they are very
expensive plants aren't they? " Making a Start Looking mysterious and vague it
was ...
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Family Britain, 1951-1957
The main body of the special issue was a detailed verbal and photographic
examination of the whole ugly subtopian phenomenon - 'the steamrollering of all
individuality of place to one uniform and mediocre pattern' - before Nairn ended
by ...
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Marital Tensions: Clinical Studies Towards a Psychological ...
W. went back intoan interesting job,and this helpedher tenseness, not only
because shecould escape herboring subtopian domesticity, but because it made
H.andW. move intobeing working teammates. Theirjoint and individual resistance
...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBTOPIAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
subtopian is used in the context of the following news items.
Profession questions balance of housing design panel
It was electioneering that would lead to cut-price, amenity-less, subtopian sprawl, she added. Ben Derbyshire, managing partner of housing specialist HTA, said ... «Building Design, Dec 14»
TWEETS OF THE WEEK: Dane Bowers' anger at Croydon's 'rubbish …
@subtopian. I love the way my SatNav says 'the Croydon Flyover!'. She's genuinely excited. @kevinhunterday. I've just seen an American billionaire running for ... «Croydon Advertiser, Nov 14»
Raleigh Hills author tests 'new territory' in bookselling with on …
Factual and Fanciful Commentaries," is printed on-demand through Subtopian Press, a publisher based in Southeast Portland that serves as an author incubator ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Sep 14»
The Man Who Fought the Planners: The Story of Ian Nairn
Published as a special issue of the Architectural Review, Nairn's Outrage stated that cities were losing their individuality and spirit thanks to “subtopian” eyesores ... «Radio Times, Feb 14»
BBC Four to run season on architecture
Published in the Architectural Review in June 1955, it led to the formation of the Civic Trust, whose remit was to tackle the “subtopian” eyesores Nairn had ... «Televisual, Feb 14»
Kate Moss at 40: How does she still look so good?
It's significant that she comes from subtopian Croydon, which Simon Jenkins described as an “off-centre office location… awful to behold”. I'll say one thing about ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
Jonathan Meades reveals the real France
The planning (not quite the word) of these subtopian developments gives the lie to France being a dirigiste state. Controls in exurban environments are risibly ... «Radio Times, Jan 12»
