{"product_id":"9781849949460","title":"Cooling Towers: A celebration of sculptural beauty, architectural legacy and industrial history","description":"Author: Twentieth Century Society\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781849949460\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Batsford\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring large-format celebration of cooling towers, the monumental brutalist structures dotted around Britain that are relics of twentieth-century industrial history - and are about to disappear for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together some of the country's most distinguished architectural photographers and writers, \u003cem\u003eCooling Towers\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegiac exploration of these imposing buildings, forming a definitive visual record of Britain's coal-fired power stations at the moment that they disappear into history, as most of them have been slated for demolition very soon. In a distinctive large format to reflect the unique and sculptural presence of cooling towers within the landscape and to best show the beautiful photography which captures them. Essays include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugh Pearman on Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, still standing but not for long.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOtto Saumaurez Smith on the recently demolished, particularly beautiful set of cooling towers that formed part of Ironbridge B Power Station.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJonathan Clarke on the historical, technological and engineering context of postwar power stations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a celebratory foreword by Antony Gormley, the Turner Prize-winning British artist who has long expressed admiration for these immense constructions, and photography from renowned architectural photographers Luke O'Donovan, Michael Collins and James O. Davis of Historic England, this book is a visually exciting and historically significant record of Britain's twentieth-century industrial legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544529391774,"sku":"HPC-9781849949460","price":89.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781849949460.jpg?v=1771648606","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781849949460","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}