'Crammed to bursting with valuable evidence and sharp insight. undoubtedly makes an important contribution to the contemporary re-evaluation of architectural modernism.' - RIBA 'A remarkably detailed account.Gold's book is a beautifully researched and gently ironical account of events and ideologies that are slipping away from living memory.' - The Architects' Journal 'The definitive account of British involvement in the modern movement.' - Deborah Lewittes, JSAH, 2005 'His [Gold's] discussions of the MARS Group's exhibition New Architecture (1938) and reconstruction scheme for London . remain the most useful analyses of these activities.' - Deborah Lewittes, JSAH, 2005 'A crucial step toward an in-depth account of modern architecture in Britain.

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