An illuminating look at a controversial architectural style - and its
finest examples
Post-modernism was the 1980s' counter to Brutalism but fell out of
fashion until its best buildings began to disappear. Now is the time to
reassess its values. Historians Geraint Franklin and Elain Harwood
discuss its background and key architects before celebrating Britain's
finest examples. Individual entries are beautifully illustrated, many
with new photography, including the SIS Building made famous by James
Bond, John Outram's awe-inspiring pumping station in London's Docklands
and Judge Institute in Cambridge, and the late works of James Stirling
and Michael Wilford, including No.1 Poultry - an extraordinary corner of
the City that in 2016 became England's youngest listed building.