Alan Powers

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Alan Powers (born 1955) is a British author specialising in books on architecture.

Powers trained as an art historian at University of Cambridge, gaining an undergraduate degree and a PhD. During his career he has combined writing with painting and illustration. His work includes aquatints, drawings, lithographs, murals, and watercolours. As a book author, he has concentrated on 20th century British architecture, with an interest in architectural preservation. He has also written books on the design of book jackets and the artist Eric Ravilious. He is joint editor of the journal Twentieth Century Architecture for the Twentieth Century Society.

Alan Powers is a Professor in Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich in east London [1]. He is also Chairman of Pollock's Toy Museum in London.

An expert on 20th century architecture, Alan Powers was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2008.

Selected books

• Eric Ravilious: Imagined Realities, Philip Wilson Publishers, 2003. ISBN 978-0-85667-567-6.
• Twentieth Century Houses in Britain: From the Archives of "Country Life", Aurum Press, 2004. ISBN 978-1-84513-012-1.
• Modern: The Modern Movement in Britain, Merrell Publishers, 2005. ISBN 978-1-85894-255-1.
• Front Cover: Great Book Jacket and Cover Design, Mitchell Beazley, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84533-242-6.
• Britain: Modern Architectures in History, Reaktion Books, 2007. ISBN 978-1-86189-281-2.

External links

• Information from the Art Workers Guild
• Alan Powers at the archINFORM database
• Works by or about Alan Powers in libraries (WorldCat catalog)