John Grindrod (author)

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John Grindrod (born 1970) [1] is an author of books about British architecture. He is from Croydon, London. [2]

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Works

His first book Concretopia (2013) covers British architecture in the post-war consensus period from 1945 and 1979. [3]

His second book Outskirts (2017) is a mix of memoir and investigation of the Metropolitan Green Belt, which surrounds New Addington where Grindrod's family lived. [4] [5] [6] This book was nominated for the 2018 Wainwright Prize. [7]

His third book Iconicon (2022) covers British architecture from 1979 to the present day, [8] including Barratt housing, Canary Wharf and the national devolution buildings in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Grindrod also works for publisher Faber and Faber. He has written for the Guardian, Financial Times, the Twentieth Century Society Magazine and The Modernist. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Grindrod, John (2014). Concretopia: a journey around the rebuilding of postwar Britain (Paperback ed.). London: Old Street Publ. p. 8. ISBN   978-1-908699-89-3.
  2. 1 2 Armstrong, Rebecca (2013-11-15). "Book Review: Concretopia, By John Grindrod". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. ↑ Jordison, Sam (2014-01-09). "Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain by John Grindrod – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ↑ Hanley, Lynsey (2017-05-19). "Outskirts by John Grindrod — air to breathe". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. 1 2 Smith, P. D. (2017-06-14). "Outskirts by John Grindrod review – life in the green belt". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. 1 2 Larman, Alexander (2017-06-11). "Outskirts by John Grindrod review – in praise of Britain's in-between bits". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  7. ↑ "2018 Shortlist - The Wainwright Prize". The Wainwright Prize. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Morrison, Richard (2023-07-07). "Iconicon by John Grindrod review — how to ruin a country, one building at a time". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  9. ↑ Pavilion Books https://www.pavilionbooks.com/contributor/john-grindrod/
  10. ↑ Pearman, Hugh (2022-03-16). "Iconicon by John Grindrod review – Britain transformed". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  11. ↑ Fiehn, Rob (31 August 2022). "The London Society | BOOK REVIEW | Iconicon". www.londonsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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