Peter Dormer presents a series of lively, clearly argued discussions about the relevance of handicraft in a world whose aesthetics and design are largely determined by technology. One of the key questions discussed in the book is what makes the difference between a craft and a modern technology.[...]
The University of East Anglia in Norwich was one of seven new universities set up in the 1960s. The authors record, illustrate and discuss the particular circumstances of the university's commissioning of architects (including Lasdun, Foster and Mather) to develop buildings on the main campus.[...]