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Festival of Britain

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Festival of Britain

Artistic and cultural festival held in London May–September 1951 both to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great Exhibition and to boost morale after years of post-war austerity. The South Bank of the Thames formed the focal point of the event and the Royal Festival Hall built specially for the festival is a reminder of the modernist style of architecture promoted at the time.



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With memories of the Festival of Britain fresh in his mind when recalling the inspiration for the distinctive Umoja House roof, Michael Manser draws closer associations with a group of humble bin stores in London's Hammersmith than he does with Fry Drew & Partners' 1951 Thameside Restaurant.
White heat: with a new co-location embassy, Manser revives Modernism ... by Gregory, Rob / The Architectural Review
Perhaps the surprise, at least for the reviewer, was its irrelevance to the Labor government in assembling and promoting the Festival of Britain on the Great Exhibition's centenary.
The Great Exhibition of 1851: A Nation on Display & The Great ... by Schmidt, Albert J. / Journal of Social History
As Britain's millennium effort at the illfated Dome peters out, the Barbican Gallery remembers a conspicuous success for the scepter'd isle: the 1951 Festival of Britain, at which Robin and Lucienne Day decisively established "Contemporary" as the style of the moment.
Modern Days by Archer, Michael / Artforum International
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