Burke, Catherine, 1957-

A life in education and architecture : Mary Beaumont Medd / Catherine Burke, University of Cambridge, UK. - 1st ed. - Burlington : Ashgate Publishing Company, 2013. - xxii, 261 p. ; 24 cm - Ashgate studies in architecture .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index.

Childhood and education 1907-1927 -- Study and travel 1920s-30s -- First architectural work: from housing to education -- Partnerships and networks -- The schools -- Evolution of the design process 'from the inside out' -- International travel and exchange 1949-72 -- In retirement -- Towards the future-building school. Lasting legacies of design and democratic practice -- Conclusion. Telling the quiet stories of educational design.

9780754679592 (hbk.)

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Medd, Mary.


Architects--Great Britain--Biography.
School buildings--Great Britain.
Architecture and society--History--Great Britain--20th century.

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