About the Author

Kenneth Powell is an architectural critic and journalist based in London. His many books include monographs on the work of Norman Foster, Edward Cullinan and Richard Rogers. Titles for Laurence King include: Architecture Reborn, City Transformed and The Jubilee Line Extension. Actively involved in the field of architectural conservation for some years, he was secretary of SAVE Britain's Heritage from 1984 to 1987, and is currently consultant director at the Twentieth Century Society.