Cedric Price: A Selective Bibliography Compiled and updated by Aileen Smith, February 2011 This bibliography consists of a selective list of books and articles relating to Cedric Price. Those books held within the AA Library are indicated with a shelfmark. Books (Alphabetically by title) Air structures / Cedric Price / Great Britain: Department of the Environment and Ministry of Public Building and Works London: HMSO, 1971 AA SHELFMARK: 624.074 GRE (REF-MAINLIB) Cedric Price / Cedric Price London: Architectural Association, 1984 (AA Works, 1) ISBN 0904503453 (this book was reprinted in 2003 by Wiley-Academy as “Cedric Price: The Square Book”) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(42):92PRI ARC Cedric Price / Hans Ulrich Obrist Koln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2009 ISBN 9783865600936 AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036(42):92PRI OBR Cedric Price: opera / Cedric Price, edited by Samantha Hardingham London: Wiley-Academy, 2003 ISBNJ0470848758 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(42):92PRI PRI Cedric Price: Potteries Thinkbelt / Samantha Hardingham and Kester Rattenbury Abingdon: Routledge, 2007 ISBN 9780415434126 AA SHELFMARK: 72:37(42) HAR Cedric Price: retriever / Eleanor Bron and Samantha Hardingham editors London: Institute of International Visual Arts, 2006 ISBN 1899846425 AA SHELFMARK: 016:72.036(42):92PRI BRO (REF-LO) Critic writes: essays by Reyner Banham / selected by Mary Banham, Paul Barker, Sutherland Lyall, Cedric Price London: University of California Press, 1996 ISBN 0520088557 AA SHELFMARK: 72:8-4 BAN First works: emerging architectural experimentation of the 1960s & 1970s / edited by Brett Steele and Francisco Gonzalez de Canales London: AA Publications, 2009 ISBN 9781902902814 (includes London Zoo Aviary; Architect: Cedric Price) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 STE

From Agit-Prop to free space: the architecture of Cedric Price / Stanley Mathews London: Black Dog, 2007 ISBN 9781904772521 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(42):92PRI MAT Generator and beyond: encounters of Cedric Price and John Frazer Coimbra (Portugal): Semear Palavras, 2008 ISBN 9789899555310 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(42):92PRI FUR Houses for sale / Architects: Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Vittorio Gregotti, Arata Isozaki, Charles Moore, Cesar Pelli, Cedric Price, Oswald Mathias Ungers New York: Rizzoli, 1980 AA SHELFMARK: 728.3.036 ARC Osaka follies / Architectural Association London: Architectural Association, 1991 ISBN 0870890299 (introductory texts by Arata Isozaki, Cedric Price and Koji Taki AA SHELFMARK: 725.763(52 O) ARC Re: CP / Cedric Price, edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist; with contributions by Arata Isozaki, Patrick Keiller, and Rem Koolhaas Basel: Birkhauser, 2003 ISBN 3764366362 AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036 PRI Journal Articles (Chronologically by year and month) 2010 The Venice Biennale, 12th International Architecture Exhibition: Delight: Homage to architect Cedric Price in the Venice Biennale exhibition at the Palazzo delle Exposizioni curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Samantha Hardingham’ in Architectural Review vol.228 no.1364 October 2010 / p.89-95, 98 2009 ‘Back to the future’ / article by Niall Hobhouse (exhibition at the AA on the early projects of architects who went on to become big names, includes Foster and Rogers Team 4, Cedric Price and Frank Newby, plus Zaha Hadid) in Building Design no.1894 November 27, 2009 / p.20 ‘Schools join up to revive Polyark idea’ / article by Anna Winston in Building Design no.1890 October 30, 2009 / p.7

‘Comment: parallels between Cedric Prices’s 1964 plans for a Fun Palace and the 2012 Olympic Park’ / article by Anthony Iles in Blueprint no.278 May 2009 / p.42 ‘Lesser known Price in the long grass’ (photograph of a young looking Cedric Price and a mystery companion in the countryside) in Building Design no.1854 February 6, 2009 / p.20 2007 ‘Tschumi holds his own with Price’ (photograph of Bernard Tschumi and Cedric Price chatting after a lecture at the RIBA) in Building Design no.1795 November 9, 2007 / p.32 ‘Architectural Magazines: Transcript of a TVAA Recording 6 March 1975, featuring Cedric Price’ / article by Henderson Downing in AA Files no.55 Summer 2007 / p.58-61 ‘Transcription of Cedric Price’s lecture ’Even Old Moore’s Offers Less’ / article by Henderson Downing in AA Files no.55 Summer 2007 / p.50-57 ‘Price with real value’ / article by Stanley Mathews (reviews a book on Cedric Price and shows interior perspective of the Fun Palace) in Building Design no.1779 July 13, 2007 / p.24-25 ‘Battersea power play; Architects: Cedric Price’ in Building Design no.1773 June 1, 2007 / p.32 2006 ‘Exhibitions: Cedric Price –doubt, delight and change’ / article by Christopher Pierce in Society of Architectural Historians Journal vol.65 nol.2 June 2006 / p.285-287 ‘Fun Palace as virtual architecture: Cedric Price and the practices of indeterminancy’ / article by Stanley Mathews in Journal of Architectural Education vol.59 no.3 February 2006 / p.39-48

‘Cedric Price : from the ‘brain drain’ to the ‘knowledge economy’, Stanley Mathews looks at Cedric Price’s Fun Palace and Potteries Thinkbelt’ in AD Profile 179 (Manmade Modular Megastructures) Architectural Design January/February 2006 / p.90-95 2005 ‘Understanding the value of Price’ / article by Pamela Buxton in Blueprint no.234 September 2005 / p.67 ‘Cedric Price – Doubt, Delight and Change, London’ / article by Tanja Herdt in Bauwelt vol.96 no.29 July 29, 2005 / p.4 (text in German) ‘A tantalizing slice of Price’ / article by Samantha Hardingham in Building Design no.1680 July 1, 2005 / p.20 ‘The elusive Mr Price’ / article by Sutherland Lyall (review of the Design Museum exhibition) in Architects’ Journal vol.221 no.25 June 30, 2005 / p.14-15 2004 ‘When the fun is over’ / article by Charlie Sorrel (a conference in Berlin inspired by Cedric Price’s visionary concept for a Fun Palace) in Blueprint no.226 December 2004 / p.66 ‘Out of the box: Price Rossi Stirling & Matta-Clark’ / article by Mary Louise Lobsinger in Society of Architectural Historians Journal vol.63 no.3 September 2004 / p.384-386 ‘Out of the box: Price Rossi Stirling & Matta-Clark’ / article by David Theodore in Architecture (New York) vol.93 no.5 May 2004 / p.93 ‘Omaggio a Cedric [A tribute to Cedric]’ / article by Hans Ulrich Obrist in Domus no.870 May 2004 / p.52-63 (text in Italian+English) ‘Cedric Price disappears’ / article by Niall Hobhouse in AA Files no.50 Spring 2004 / p.70-79 ‘Unpacking ideas’ / article by Ricardo Castro in Canadian Architect vol.49 no.3 March 2004 / p.10-11

Cedric Price’s Fun Palace. Anti-buildings and anti-architects’ / article by Mark Wigley in Domus no.866 January 2004 / p.14-23 (text in Italian+English) 2003/2004 ‘Cedric Price’ / article by Will Alsop in AI : architecture & ideas vol.4 no.2 2003 [2004] / p.50-57 2003 ‘Cedric Price Memorial winner ‘ (SA & BM has won the AJ Cedric Price Memorial competition) in Architects’ Journal vol.218 no.20 November 27 2003 / p.6-7 ‘Astragal celebrates the life of Cedric Price’ in Architects’ Journal vol.218 no.18 November 13, 2003 / p.66 ‘Price Potteries ‘fit for today’’ / article by Kester Rattenbury in Building Design no.1602 November 14, 2003 / p.4 ‘Cedric Price’ / article by Dominique Rouillard in Moniteur Architecture AMC no.137 October 2003 / p.30, 32 (text in French) ‘Obituary for influential architect Cedric Price : the man who changed England’ / article by Peter Cook in Architectural Review vol. 214 no.1280 October 2003 / p.26-27 ‘Cedric John Price (1934-2003)’ / article by Stanley Mathews in A+U: Architecture and Urbanism no.10 (397) October 2003 / p.6 ‘Cedric Price 1934-2003’ / article by Axel Sowa in Architecture d’Aujourd’hui no.348 September/October 2003 / p.43 (text in French) ‘Cedric Price, 1934-2003’ / article by Hubertus Adam in Archithese vol.33 no.5 September/October 2003 / p.96 (text in German) ‘Cedric Price, 1934-2003’ / article by Abby Bussel in Architecture (New York) vol.92 no.9 September 2003 / p.19

‘Cedric Price, architect and thinker, dies at 70’ in Building vol.268 no.8296 (32/33) August 15, 2003 / p.12 ‘Cedric Price (1934-2003)’ / article by Paul Finch and Will Alsop in Architects’ Journal vol.218 no.6 August 14, 2003 / p.10 ‘Site-lines, Magnet’ / article by Samantha Hardingham in Architectural Design vol.73 no.4 July/August 2003 / p.126-127 ‘Cedric Price: 1934-2003’ / article by Stephen Mullin in ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly vol.7 no.2 June 2003 / p.113-118 ‘Cedric Price: 1934-2003’ / article by Stephen Mullin in ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly vol.7 no.2 June 2003 / p.113-118 1998 ‘Bye bye baby’ / article by Amanda Baillieu (the controversy over whether to demolish the Interaction building Cedric Price) in RIBA Journal vol.105 no.2 February 1998 / p.6-11 1997 ‘Fragments of an invisible city’ / article by Jessica Cargill Thompson in Building vol.252 no.7987 (16) April 25, 1997 / p.33 ‘Manifesto for London’ / article by Clare Melhuish (Cedric Prices’s exhibition of public space proposals at the Architecture Foundation, London) in Building Design no.1305 April 25, 1997 / p.12 1996 ‘Special issue. Anticipatory architecture: Cedric Price’ / article by Isabel Allen, and others in Architects’ Journal vol.204 no.8 September 5, 1996 / p.20-21, 24-25, 27-41 ‘One man and his Mcvision’ / article by Alistair McAlpine in Building vol.261 no.7954 (33/34) August 16, 1996 / p.20

‘Canadian Centre buys Cedric Price archive’ in Architects’ Journal vol.203 no.8 February 29, 1996 / p.9 1995 ‘Cedric Price : welcoming water – the city’s lung’ / article by John Lyall in AA Files no.29 Summer 1995 / p.85-88 1994 ‘The great innovator’ / article by Lee Mallett (lecture by Cedric Price at the RIBA) in Building Design no.1201 December 2, 1994 / p.2 ‘Not just puff’ / article by Naomi Stungo in RIBA Journal vol.101 no.11 November 1994 / p.30-31 ‘Engineers and architects: Newby & Price’ / article by Royston Landau, and others in AA Files no.27 Summer 1994 / p.25-32 ‘Learning to love the fourth dimension’ / article by Jeremy Melvin (lecture by Cedric Price at the AA ‘Designing for doubt, delight and demolition – the architect’s duty to society) in Building Design no.1175 June 3, 1994 / p.24 1993 ‘Interview with Cedric Price’ in Lotus no.79 1993 / p.26-37 (text in Italian+English) 1991 ‘Docklands experiment; Architects: Cedric Price Architects’ in Building Design no.1017 January 11 1991 / p.18-21 1990 ‘Dark crystal’ / article by Paul Finch (reports on two lectures by Cedric Price, entitled ’ Crystal balls – speculations into immediate futures’) in Building Design no.1016 December 14 1990 / p.2

1989 ‘Tokyo revisited: Tokyo International Forum ‘ (illustrates entries by Cedric Price, Zaha Hadid and Nigel Coates) in Building Design no.965 December 8, 1989/ p.16-17, 20 1988 ‘Capital assets; urban initiative’ / article by Cedric Price, and others (Cedric Price’s alternative plans for the South Bank) in Building Design no.903 September 23, 1988 / p.21-26 1985 ‘Cycles of the Price-mechanism’ / article by Reyner Banham in AA Files no.8 Spring 1985 / p.103-106 ‘A philosophy of enabling: the work of Cedric Price’ / article by Roy Landau in AA Files no.8 Spring 1985 / p.3-7 1981 ‘Gallery architecture: exhibition of Cedric Price’s work entitled ‘Generator’’ in Architects’ Journal vol.174 no.26 July 1, 1981 / p.2-3 ‘Westminster Pier – a design to enable future variation and change; Architect: Cedric Price’ in Architectural Design vol.51 no.3/4 1981 / p.34 ‘Birth of the intelligent building – the ‘Generator’ in Florida; Architect: Cedric Price’ / article by Deyan Sudjic in Design (London) no.385 January 1981 / p.56 1980 ‘Preview 1980. Cedric Price: ‘Generator’, Florida, United States’ in Architectural Review vol.167 no.995 1980 / p.16-17 1979 ‘The fame of Price: Cedric Price talks about his exhibition now running at the AA’ / article by Annette LeCuyer in Building Design no.471 November 9, 1979 / p.16-17

‘[Cedric] Price’s other aviary (for a private bird collection)’ / article by Peter Murray in RIBA Journal vol.86 no.11 November 1979 / p.494-495 ‘An interview with Cedric Price [on public space]’ / article by Richard Goodwin in Issue no.1 February 1979 / p.14-19 1978/1979 ‘Cedric Price and the Inter-Action Centre; Architect: Cedric Price’ / article by Jef Delsalle In Architecture Interieure Cree no.169 December 1978/January 1979 / p.70-75 (text in French) 1978 ‘Talk with Cedric Price about the Inter-Action Centre in Kentish Town, London’ in Bauen & Wohnen vol.33 no.7/8 July/August 1978 / p.307 1977 ‘Inter-Action Centre, Kentish Town; Architect: Cedric Price’ in RIBA Journal vol.84 no.11 November 1977 / p.458-465 ‘Practice into theory: speculations on Cedric Price Architects’ Inter-Action Centre’ / article by Wil Alsop in Architectural Design vol.47 no.7-8 1977 / p.483-486 ‘The price of practice. Inter-Action Centre, the new community arts centre in Kentish Town, London; Architect: Cedric Price’ / article by Tim Mars-Jones in Building vol.232 no.6982(16) April 22, 1977 / p.57 ‘Fun Palace mark II – a new centre to serve the community in diverse ways; Architect: Cedric Price’ in Building Design no.343 April 22, 1977 / p.12-13 1976 ‘Cedric Price still keeps going when everything else has stopped’ / article by Steve Mullin in Architectural Design vol.46 no.5 May 1976 / p.281-287

‘Price’s process’ in RIBA Journal vol.83 no.1 January 1976 / p.16-17 1975 ‘The expansive image: the work of Cedric Price and his office on show at the Heinz Gallery’ / article by Peter Murray in Building Design no.269 October 10, 1975 / p.16-17 ‘A gem of great Price: exhibition of work by Cedric Price at RIBA’s Heinz Gallery’ / article by Sutherland Lyall in Architects’ Journal vol.162 no.41 October 8, 1975 / p.724-725 ‘Southend Roof: covered street project; Architect: Cedric Price’ in Techniques & Architecture no.304 May-June 1975 / p.51 (text in French, English summary) 1972 ‘Cedric Price supplement: housing’ in Architectural Design January 1972 / p.24-29, 38-43 1971 ‘Housing: Cedric Price supplement 4, Housing research. Part 1’ in Architectural Design October 1971 / p.619-636 ‘Cedric Price: supplement of works’ in Architectural Design January 1971 / p.25-30, 35-40 1970 ‘Cedric Price supplement’ in Architectural Design October 1970 / p.507-522 1968 ‘Project for an information centre, Oxford Circus, London; Designed by Cedric Price’ in Werk no.9 1968 / p.609-612 (text in German)

1961 ‘Aviary at the London Zoo; Designed by Antony Armstrong-Jones and Cedric Price’ in Architectural Review December 1961 / p.417-418 ‘Aviary at the London Zoo; Designed by Antony Armstrong-Jones and Cedric Price’ in Architect & Building News April 26 1961 / p.535-536 ‘Aviary at the London Zoo; Designed by Antony Armstrong-Jones and Cedric Price’ in Architects’ Journal April 27, 1961 / p.599 Websites www.cca.qc.ca/en/collection/540-cedric-price-archive www.interactivearchitecture.org/fun-palace-cedric-price.html www.activesocialplastic.com/2007/08/cedric_prices_generator.html Compiled by Aileen Smith, Deputy Librarian February 2011