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Ian Nairn

Ian Douglas Nairn (24 August 1930 – 14 August 1983) was a British architectural critic who coined the word "Subtopia" to describe drab suburbs that look identical through unimaginative urban planning. He published two strongly personalised critiques of London and Paris, and collaborated with Nikolaus Pevsner, who considered his reports to be too…

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Alma mater
University of Birmingham
Born
(1930-08-24)24 August 1930 Bedford, England
Died
14 August 1983(1983-08-14) (aged 52)
Resting place
Hanwell, London, England

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The Architectural Review and "Subtopia"

The Buildings of England

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Ian NairnAlma materUniversity of Birmingham1.00infobox
Ian NairnBorn(1930-08-24)24 August 1930 Bedford, England1.00infobox
Ian NairnDied14 August 1983(1983-08-14) (aged 52)1.00infobox
Ian NairnResting placeHanwell, London, England1.00infobox
the Bull Ring shopping centre in Birminghaminstance ofHe also praised modernist urban developments0.80text
which became increasingly unpopular due to the subordination of pedestrians to carsinstance ofHe also praised modernist urban developments0.80text
was demolished in the early 21st century.Jonathan Glancey has compared Nairn's opinions with those of the town planner Thomas Sharpinstance ofHe also praised modernist urban developments0.80text
as well as with earlier writers such as William Cobbettinstance ofHe also praised modernist urban developments0.80text
John Ruskininstance ofHe also praised modernist urban developments0.80text
all of whom shared a vision of potentially invidious urbanization needing to be mitigated by clearly delineated rural spaceinstance ofHe also praised modernist urban developments0.80text
Chartresinstance ofThe reissued 2017 edition of Nairn's Paris omits these descriptions which appear in the chapters describing buildings in the wider Ile-de-France area0.80text
Reimsinstance ofThe reissued 2017 edition of Nairn's Paris omits these descriptions which appear in the chapters describing buildings in the wider Ile-de-France area0.80text

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