The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: Public Buildings and Memorials assembles the working drawings and finished photographs of Lutyens' most ambitious civic work — the Cenotaph, the Thiepval Memorial, the Midland Bank in Manchester — in a volume that functions as both archive and argument for his lasting significance.
About This Book
This is the third and final volume in ACC Art Books' 2023 republication of three landmark monographs originally commissioned after Lutyens' death in 1944 and first published by Country Life. Where the earlier volumes address his domestic and country house work, this one turns to the public realm: memorials, civic institutions, and large-scale urban buildings. What distinguishes it from the typical architectural monograph is its dual register — working drawings reproduced from thousands found in Lutyens' office sit alongside pristine photographs of the completed structures. Together they reveal not just the finished forms but the precision and care embedded in his process. For students of classical and Edwardian architecture, this is primary source material in book form.
Key Features
- 256 pages of working drawings, detailed plans, elevations, and finished architectural photography
- Author: A. S. G. Butler
- Notable projects include the Cenotaph at Westminster, the Thiepval Memorial, and the Midland Bank building in Manchester
- Published by ACC Art Books, 2023
What You'll Discover
- How Lutyens reconciled monumental civic scale with the meticulous detailing visible in his working drawings
- The design evolution of the Cenotaph and Thiepval Memorial as seen through original plans and elevations
- The range of typologies Lutyens mastered, from war memorials to major commercial banking architecture
- Why these three volumes remain among the few publications to reproduce Lutyens' actual office drawings rather than later interpretations
About the Author
A. S. G. Butler was responsible for this volume as part of the three-volume series on Lutyens originally commissioned and published by Country Life following the architect's death in 1944. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 360 x 300 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781788842501
- Publisher: ACC Art Books
- Publication Date: 2023
Perfect For: Architects and historians with a focus on Edwardian and classical British architecture, students researching memorial design or civic typologies, and collectors seeking authoritative primary-source monographs on Lutyens.