John Grindrod (author)
John Grindrod is an author of books about British architecture. He is from Croydon, London.
Works[]
His first book Concretopia (2013) covers architecture in the post-war consensus period.[1]
His second book Outskirts (2017) is a mix of memoir and investigation of the Metropolitan Green Belt, which surrounds New Addington where Grindrod's family lived.[2] This book was nominated for the 2018 Wainwright Prize.[3]
Grindrod also works for publisher Faber and Faber. He has written for the Guardian, Financial Times, the Twentieth Century Society Magazine and The Modernist.[4]
Bibliography[]
- Concretopia, 2013
- Outskirts, 2017
- How To Love Brutalism, 2018
- Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain, 2023 (Faber)
References[]
- ^ The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/09/concretopia-john-grindrod-review
- ^ Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/96ff87cc-3b0f-11e7-ac89-b01cc67cfeec
- ^ Wainwright Prize https://wainwrightprize.com/2018-winner/
- ^ Pavilion Books https://www.pavilionbooks.com/contributor/john-grindrod/
Categories:
- British writers
- Living people