Berthold Lubetkin (1901-1990) was a Russian emigré architect who pioneered modernist design in Britain in the 1930s. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... // Scope and intentions According to the very earliest surviving work on the subject, Vitruvius De Architectura, good buildings satisfy three core principles: Firmness, Commodity, and Delight; architecture can be said to be a balance and coordination among these three elements, with none overpowering the others. ... The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International Style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...

With his architectural practice Tecton he designed landmark buildings such as the Highpoint apartments in Highgate, the penguin pool at London Zoo and Finsbury Health Centre. View of Highgate, John Constable, 1st quarter of 19th century. ... The giant London Zoo aviary London Zoo was the worlds first scientific zoo. ... Finsbury is a place in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ...

In 1949 he resigned from the post of architect at Peterlee new town and retired to Gloucestershire. His daughter Louise Kehoe published a memoir of his life in 1995. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... // General Information Location within the British Isles Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in southwest England. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tecton members

• Douglas Bailey
• Anthony Chitty
• Lindsay Drake
• Michael Dugdale
• Valentine Harding
• Denys Lasdun
• Godfrey Samuel
• Francis Skinner

Sir Denys Lasdun (8 September 1914-11 January 2001) was an eminent English architect of the 20th century, particularly associated with the Modernist design of the Royal National Theatre on Londons South Bank of the River Thames. ...

Associated with Lubetkin

• Ove Arup
• Marcel Breuer
• Wells Coates

Arup is a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning and project management services for all aspects of the built environment. ... Marcel Breuer Marcel Breuer (May 21, 1902 Pécs, Hungary – July 1, 1981 New York City), architect and furniture designer, was an influential modernist. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

See also

• Ernő Goldfinger
• Isokon

The London-based Isokon firm was founded in 1929 to design and construct modernist houses and flats, and subsequently furniture and fittings for them. ...

Further reading

• John Allan - Lubetkin: Architecture and the Tradition of Progress (RIBA Publications, 1992)
• John Allan and Morley von Sternberg - Berthold Lubetkin (Merrell Publishers, 2002) ISBN 1858941717
• Louise Kehoe - In This Dark House: A Memoir (Schocken Books, 1995) ISBN 0805241221
• M. Reading and P. Coe - Lubetkin and Tecton: An Architectural Study (Triangle Architectural Publications, 1992) ISBN 1871825016

External links

• Berthold Lubetkin, Architect (1901-1990): Designing Modern Britain - Design Museum Exhibition