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Philip Morton Shand (21 January 1888 – 30 April 1960), known as P. Morton Shand, was a British journalist, architecture critic (an early proponent of modernism), wine and food writer, entrepreneur and pomologist. He was the paternal grandfather of Queen Camilla.
Oct 25, 2022 · Architectural critic Philip Morton Shand (known always as P. Morton Shand, 1888–1960) conceived the exhibition and led the international promotion of Aalto before and after the show.
Dec 18, 2023 · Philip Morton Shand was born in 1888 and died in Lyon in 1960. Architecture critic, journalist and food writer, Shand was a co-founder of MARS, the Modern Architectural Research Group and was said to be instrumental in bringing modern architecture into Britain.
Philip Morton Shand (21 January 1888 – 30 April 1960), known as P. Morton Shand, was a British journalist, architecture critic (an early proponent of modernism ), wine and food writer, entrepreneur and pomologist. He was the paternal grandfather of Queen Camilla.
An investigation into Shand's life and activities, particularly during the interwar years, will hopefully illuminate the magnitude of his involvement in the architectural scene and its effects on the dissemination of Modern architectural history.
- C Choi
- Thesis (Doctoral)
- 2007
Though often absent in histories, Philip Morton Shand (1888-1960) exerted exceptional influence on Modernism in the 1930s. The London-based critic forged friendships with renowned designers including Walter Gropius, Alvar Aalto and Le Corbusier, drawing Britain closer to Europe.
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Philip Morton Shand was an English author, who contributed to the fields of literature, architecture, journalism, and food and wine. In the 1920s, while living in France, he wrote a series of books about food and wine, A Book of French Wines (1925), A Book of Food (1927), A Book of Other Wines – Than French (1929), Bacchus or Wine To-Day and ...
