{"product_id":"the-modernist-magazine-issue-57-public","title":"The Modernist Magazine - Issue 57 - Public","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe modernist-57: Public – The Modernist Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUBLIC\u003c\/b\u003e service announcement! The summer 2026 edition of the modernist has landed and it is very public-facing! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe modernist\u003c\/b\u003e issue 57 was published in June 2026 and features essays, articles, and pictures that explore and play with how the idea of ‘\u003cb\u003ePUBLIC\u003c\/b\u003e’ was utilised and deployed across various contexts throughout the twentieth century:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamara Muradova\u003c\/b\u003e presents a personal account of her involvement with the restoration of the Academic Gorky Theatre, the largest dramatic theatre in the USSR and a remarkable example of Soviet Brutalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDid you know there was a craze for collecting miniatures of pub signs? \u003cb\u003eEmma West \u003c\/b\u003efills us in with all the details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublic libraries expanded in the UK in the second half of the twentieth century, and \u003cb\u003eSamantha Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e shares the hidden gem of Saltash Library — a Cornish monument to modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith a different take on the public library theme, \u003cb\u003eNatalie Bradbury\u003c\/b\u003e introduces us to the Leeds Art Library — an innovative scheme that continues to place artworks directly into the hands (and homes) of members of the public in Yorkshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLo Parkin’s\u003c\/b\u003e painstaking illustrations of London’s modernist public housing estates provide a reminder of the precarity and ongoing value of these spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Ann Norman’s\u003c\/b\u003e powerful images document the final days of the Brutalist icon that was the Gateshead ‘Get Carter’ public car park. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Dowell\u003c\/b\u003e whisks us to the interwar period, where architect Oliver Hill’s Prospect Inn in Kent used interior design choices to create a bold interpretation of what a public bar should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikayla Exton’s\u003c\/b\u003e visual essay outlines a backdrop of ambitious public architecture from the Soviet era in Armenia and Georgia, inviting us to reflect on the shifting notion of what ‘public’ is and who public monuments are for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThrough an exploration of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by pioneering architect Elizabeth Whitworth Scott (1898–1972), \u003cb\u003eSarah Howard Jones\u003c\/b\u003e reminds us of the challenges and pitfalls that come with having a public‑facing life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair J. Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e reflects on the role and value of public parks and their ability to shape urban spaces and experiences, focusing on Seattle’s Freeway Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e reminisces about his experiences working on international groups to standardise public information symbols — including those for lavatories. Outcomes were mixed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie McCraw\u003c\/b\u003e shares her photo‑essay on Split 3, a Croatian housing estate conceived by a pan‑Yugoslav team of architects with clear civic ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe issue is rounded off by \u003cb\u003eEve Pennington\u003c\/b\u003e, who grapples with public transport — buses, to be precise — and the utopian vision for the Runcorn Busway, a scheme realised in one of Britain’s postwar New Towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Modernist \u003c\/strong\u003eis a quarterly printed publication about 20th century modernist architecture and design. Published  in the North of England and now spreading its tentacles across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Modernist Society\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\/Magazine\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e72\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISSN: \u003c\/b\u003e2046-2905\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eSummer 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Modernist Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57871338144127,"sku":"977204629000457","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/7797\/7910\/files\/Modernist57.webp?v=1782896760","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.rias.org.uk\/products\/the-modernist-magazine-issue-57-public","provider":"RIAS Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}