Up in the air : a history of high-rise Britain
Smith, Holly, 1998-2025
Book
'Up in the Air' tells the story of Britain's multi-storey council housing from its beginnings to the present day. Throughout its history, high rise has been a symbol of the welfare state for better or worse. Here, Holly Smith tells a new story from the perspective of those who lived there, exploring how residents grappled with this brave new world above the old skyline.
Main title:
Up in the air : a history of high-rise Britain / Holly Smith.
Author:
Smith, Holly, 1998-, author
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2025.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781804297377 (hbk)
Dewey class:
728.310941728.31
Language:
English
Subject:
High-rise apartment buildings -- Great Britain -- HistoryHigh-rise apartment buildings -- Social aspects -- Great BritainArchitecture and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryArchitecture and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st centuryArchitecture and PlanningUnited Kingdom, Great Britain20th century, c 1900 to c 1999ArchitectureSocial & cultural historyHousing & homelessness
BRN:
1808400