Back Issues Shand brought the best of continental Modernism to an Arts and Crafts Britain, writes Steve Parnell

摘要

James Stirling's father-in-law was the colourful Philip Morton Shand. To illustrate the circles that Shand moved in, his granddaughter is Camilla Parker-Bowles. Shand, fluent in French and German, was a friend of Aalto, Behrens, Le Corbusier and Gropius. He translated the latter two's work for publication in British journals in the 1930s, bringing the best of continental Modernism to an Arts and Crafts Britain.