King's Cross Gersht's vision bridges a history

Gersht's vision bridges a history that is full of violent horror and a world of emergent

It shows how the strikingly modern building and its dynamic displays inside worked together to create an immersive ‘experience’ of the Commonwealth

It also shares uncomfortable truths about the sources of some objects from the age of empires and shows how the meanings of things can change through the transformation of private property into public museum collections

Many of the collections that fall into this category - largely banks or financial-service organisations - have some of the best-quality works of any corporately held collection

as well as fascinating insights into attitudes to historic architecture

King's Cross Gersht's vision bridges a historyThis book provides the most accurate and most complete account of the evolution of King's Cross Central, one of Europes most successful, and most significant, urban regeneration projects. It is already the subject of considerable international interest, attracting the attention of planners, politicians and urban designers both at home and abroad. The four authors of this book all played key roles in the development of the project and together they