- Alan Powers
Alan Powers (born 1955) is a British author specialising in books on
architecture .Powers trained as an
art historian atUniversity of Cambridge , gaining an undergraduate degree and a PhD. During his career he has combined writing with painting and illustration. His work includesaquatint s,drawing s,lithograph s,mural s, andwatercolour s. As a book author, he has concentrated on 20th centuryBritish architecture , with an interest inarchitectural preservation . He has also written books on the design of book jackets and the artistEric Ravilious . He joint editor of the journal "Twentieth Century Architecture " for theTwentieth Century Society .Alan Powers is a Professor in Architecture and Cultural History at the
University of Greenwich in East London [http://w3.gre.ac.uk/schools/a-and-c/staff/staffdir.html] . He is also Chairman ofPollock's Toy Museum inLondon .An expert on 20th century architecture, Alan Powers was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA ) in 2008.elected books
* "
Eric Ravilious : Imagined Realities", Philip Wilson Publishers, 2003. ISBN 978-0856675676.
* "Twentieth Century Houses in Britain: From the Archives of "Country Life", Aurum Press, 2004. ISBN 978-1845130121.
* "Modern: The Modern Movement in Britain", Merrell Publishers, 2005. ISBN 978-1858942551.
* "Front Cover: Great Book Jacket and Cover Design", Mitchell Beazley, 2006. ISBN 978-1845332426.
* "Britain: Modern Architectures in History", Reaktion Books, 2007. ISBN 978-1861892812.External links
* [http://www.artworkersguild.org/index.php?pid=13&memberid=179 Information] from the
Art Workers Guild
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