Edward Schroder Prior was an architect, writer and educator whose work reaches far beyond a simple Arts and Crafts label. A contemporary of C.F.A. Voysey, W.R. Lethaby, C.R. Ashbee and Ernest Gimson, he combined experimental buildings with influential writing on medieval art, conservation, architectural education and the relationship between design and making.
David Valinsky brings Prior's architecture and ideas together in a richly illustrated critical study. Houses such as The Barn and Voewood, Cambridge's Medical School and the celebrated church of St Andrew's, Roker reveal an inventive designer fascinated by materials, structure and collaboration. The result is a fresh account of an original thinker whose questions about practice, craft and professional culture remain strikingly relevant.
Product details
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272
- Dimensions: 210 x 260 mm
- Illustrations: 30 black-and-white photographs, 6 drawings and 100 colour illustrations
- Publication date: 13 May 2026