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A Life in Education and Architecture

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A Life in Education and Architecture book

Mary Beaumont Medd

A Life in Education and Architecture

DOI link for A Life in Education and Architecture

A Life in Education and Architecture book

Mary Beaumont Medd
ByCatherine Burke
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2013
eBook Published 16 March 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564883
Pages 292 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315564883
SubjectsBuilt Environment, Education
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Burke, C. (2013). A Life in Education and Architecture. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564883

This book provides a detailed exploration of the relationships between individual architects, educators, artists and designers that laid the foundation and shaped the approach to designing new school buildings in post-war Britain. It explores the life and work of Mary Medd (née Crowley) (1907-2005) who was alongside her husband and professional partner, David Medd, one of the most important modernist architects of the 20th century. Mary Medd devoted the major part of her career to the design of school buildings and was pioneering in this respect, drawing much inspiration from Scandinavian architecture, arts and design. More than a biography, the book draws attention to the significance of relationships and networks of friendships built up over these years among individuals with a common view of the child in educational settings.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|22 pages

Childhood and Education 1907–1927

chapter 2|32 pages

Study and Travel 1920s–1930s

chapter 3|34 pages

First Architectural Work: From Housing to Education

chapter 4|18 pages

Partnerships and Networks

chapter 5|34 pages

The Schools

chapter 6|20 pages

Evolution of the Design Process ‘from the inside out’

chapter 7|36 pages

International Travel and Exchange 1949–1972

chapter 8|14 pages

In Retirement

chapter 9|24 pages

Towards the ‘Future-building school’. Lasting Legacies of Design and Democratic Practice

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