{"product_id":"ian-nairn-outrage","title":"Ian Nairn: Outrage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotting Hill Editions, 2025, softcover, 196 pages, 11.8 x 19.6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA call-to-arms against the ‘greying out’ of our towns and countryside before it’s too late,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOutrage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis widely considered to be Nairn’s masterpiece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1955, Britain’s most prestigious architectural magazine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Architectural Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published a special issue featuring a single essay by Ian Nairn, a famously opinionated (and untrained) architectural critic. Based on observations made on a journey Nairn took across the UK in a Morris Minor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOutrage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a searing critique of urban sprawl, or ‘Subtopia’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this manifesto, Nairn warns that ‘if what is called development is allowed to multiply at the present rate’, Britain’s natural – and urban – landscapes will lose their individuality and spirit. Black and white photographs throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith an introduction by Travis Elborough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57606127944064,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/619xcyinfWL._SY522.jpg?v=1773761013","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/ian-nairn-outrage","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}