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From agit-prop to free space : the architecture of Cedric Price / Stanley Matthews

This book examines the early work of architect Cedric Price, focusing on unrealised projects such as the Fun Palace and the Potteries Thinkbelt. It draws on archival material to analyse his theories of adaptable, socially interactive architecture in post-war Britain.

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