John Grindrod (author)

John Grindrod is an author of books about British architecture. He is from Croydon, London.[1]

Works

His first book Concretopia (2013) covers architecture in the post-war consensus period.[2]

His second book Outskirts (2017) is a mix of memoir and investigation of the Metropolitan Green Belt, which surrounds New Addington where Grindrod's family lived.[3][4][5] This book was nominated for the 2018 Wainwright Prize.[6]

Grindrod also works for publisher Faber and Faber. He has written for the Guardian, Financial Times, the Twentieth Century Society Magazine and The Modernist.[7]

Bibliography
  • Concretopia, 2013[1]
  • Outskirts, 2017[4][5]
  • How To Love Brutalism, 2018
  • Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain, 2022 (Faber)[8][9]

References
  1. Armstrong, Rebecca (2013-11-15). "Book Review: Concretopia, By John Grindrod". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. Jordison, Sam (2014-01-09). "Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain by John Grindrod – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. Hanley, Lynsey (2017-05-19). "Outskirts by John Grindrod — air to breathe". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. Smith, P. D. (2017-06-14). "Outskirts by John Grindrod review – life in the green belt". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  5. Larman, Alexander (2017-06-11). "Outskirts by John Grindrod review – in praise of Britain's in-between bits". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. "2018 Shortlist - The Wainwright Prize". The Wainwright Prize. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. Pavilion Books https://www.pavilionbooks.com/contributor/john-grindrod/
  8. Pearman, Hugh (2022-03-16). "Iconicon by John Grindrod review – Britain transformed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. Fiehn, Rob (31 August 2022). "The London Society | BOOK REVIEW | Iconicon". www.londonsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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