The Council House kids The definitive biography of one

The definitive biography of one of the most famous and influential artists the world has ever seen

together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography

according to others it marked the beginning of an end of the revolutionary demand for equality

which give us an insight in the dazzling head of the artist

art must respond to the new situation: as a cybernetics of the poor

The Council House kids The definitive biography of oneFrom Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, this book is a visual celebration of 68 of Londons most iconic council estates, reminding us of the pride, thought and innovation that went into designing these socially vital buildings. Jack Youngs photographs capture perfectly the variety, ambition and excitement of places and communities too often dismissed, undermined and underfunded.