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The modernist movement: The bubble bursts (1961 - 1979)

The taste and mood of the nation changed as people started to feel swamped by the modernist design. The From Here To Modernity team.First published on Mon, 26 Nov 2001 as The modernist movement: The...

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Modernism: The Revival (1993 - present)

The mid 1990s saw Modernism reinvented and embraced once again. The From Here To Modernity team.First published on Mon, 26 Nov 2001 as Modernism: The Revival (1993 - present). To find out more visit...

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Trellick Tower

How did the Trellick Tower become "the tower of terror"? The From Here To Modernity team.First published on Mon, 26 Nov 2001 as Trellick Tower. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn...

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Peckham Library and Media Centre

Will Allsop's Peckham Library is "a giant insect" full of books. The OpenLearn team.First published on Mon, 26 Nov 2001 as Peckham Library and Media Centre. To find out more visit The Open University's...

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Brutalism

A brief history of Brutalism in modern architecture The OpenLearn team.First published on Mon, 26 Nov 2001 as Brutalism. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons...

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Erno Goldfinger

Erno Goldfinger's Trellick Tower would be the building to discredit an entire movement. The From Here To Modernity team.First published on Mon, 26 Nov 2001 as Erno Goldfinger. To find out more visit...

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Landscape Mysteries - Programme 5: The Tower People of Shetland

Ancient towers in the Shetland Isles are the legacy of an ancient, pre Roman civilisation. The OpenLearn team.First published on Thu, 25 Sep 2003 as Landscape Mysteries - Programme 5: The Tower People...

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Conspiring Against The Queen: The interrogation

Shown the torture possibilities of the Tower Of London, Lopez confessed. But was that genuine, or self-preservation? The Renaissance Secrets team.First published on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 as Conspiring...

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History Mysteries: The tower, the Queen and the outlaws

Did the ruined tower on a farm on the Scottish borders once have a royal visitor? The OpenLearn team.First published on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 as History Mysteries: The tower, the Queen and the outlaws. To...

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Lightning strike diary

It's electrifying! Adam Hart-Davis and the team are struck by lightning. The OpenLearn team.First published on Tue, 30 May 2006 as Lightning strike diary. To find out more visit The Open University's...

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