Former Cable and Wireless Building (now American University of Barbados)

Former Cable and Wireless Building (now American University of Barbados)
Architect: Andrew Voss (1970), located near Barbados External Communications (BET) Hill

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Sources of Research on Modern architecture


Sources of Research on Modern Architecture in Barbados






Unpublished Sources: 
Archives of the Architects: inter alia Gillespie & Steel, Robertson Ward Associates, Tomlin Voss
Proposal for New Faculty Building (UWI Cave Hill)

Journals, Periodicals and Articles
Barbados Institute of Architects (BIA) Desk Diary and Yearbook
Barbados Institute of architects (BIA) Newsletter
Journal of the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE)
Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS)

Pamphlets
Grantley Adams International Airport Manual


Books
Broberg, Major World Nations: Barbados
Carrington et al, Barbadian Heritage AZ
Fraser, Treasures of Barbados
Fraser et al, Cave Hill Forty Years
Hoyos, Barbados Our Island Home.
Watson Yates , Bygone Barbados

Government Documents
Development Plans

History
Banham, The Age of the Masters: A Personal View of Modern Architecture.
Benevolo, History of modern architecture, Vol I and II
Curtis, Modern Architecture Since 1900
Frampton, Modern Architecture: A critical history
Hitchcock and Johnson, International Style since 1922
Jacobus, Chapter titled "Modern" In Copplestone's World Architecture: an illustrated history
Joedicke, History of modern architecture
Kostoff, A History of Architecture settings and rituals, Chap 26, 27, 28
More, Caribbean Modernist Architecture
Richards, An Introduction to modern architecture
Richards, New Buildings in the Commonwealth

Places where some of these resources can be found
Barbados National Library Service Headquarters by Independence Square
Barbados Community College Library
National Archives of Barbados
Sidney Martin Library (Main Library of the University of West Indies Cave Hill)

Offices of Individual Architects (Practices)

Prepared by J A O "Barry" Jones,
Contact at
Email: jaogj_@hotmail.com; j.a.o.g.jones@gmail.com
Mobile: 2477364


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