MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review The Stranger, Undertone, and Outcome
An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture by Sujata Burman and Rosa Bertoli, photography Taran Wilkhu
Capital journeys around London's building sights
THE WORD “opinionated” is an effective antidotal adjective in the title of this pocket-sized and elegant book. It deflects criticism from malcontents like myself who might bemoan some of the choices as much as the omissions.
Social housing represents four out of a total of 54 illustrations, and that’s decent enough, but the selection is of well-known regulars on the circuit — the Brunswick Centre, the Barbican Estate, the Isokon Flats and the Trellick Tower.
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