WHAT WE'RE SEEING: Brutal Bath – Building the Post-War City

Until 26 November 2013
Building of Bath Collection, Countess of Huntingdon’s Chapel, The Paragon, Bath
Tuesday – Friday: 2pm – 5pm
Weekends: 10.30am – 5pm
Tickets £5

House by Peter Womersley, Bath

The Beaufort Hotel

Brutal Bath: Building the Post-War Cityinvestigates the Modern architectural development of Bath, including the ideals behind Brutalism and the innovation it offered architects during the realities of post-war Britain.

The exhibition includes Kingsmead House in the city centre, The Beaufort Hotel on Walcot Street and Berkeley House in Snow Hill. It also features architectural plans that never made it to the construction stage.

On 21st November a symposium will be held: ‘Worth Saving? – The value of 20th century architecture’. This event will explore the heritage value of 20th-century architecture, including what is worth saving and what lessons should be taken from the period. Speakers include Christophe Egret (Studio Egret West), Peter Clegg (Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios) and Alan Powers (20th Century Society).

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