The Twentieth Century Society

The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards. The Society’s prime objective is education towards an appreciation and a better understanding of the built legacy of the Twentieth Century.

The Twentieth Century Society was founded as the Thirties Society in 1979 and changed its name in 1994. They were instrumental in the adoption of the ‘Thirty Year Rule’ the minimal period of time after which a building can be made a monument in the UK.

The society works with English Heritage, commenting on statutory listed building applications. Over the past twenty years the Society has published many Notes to accompany their tours, both local and international; proceedings of conferences, and Journals. These publications represent a considerable body of scholarship on twentieth century architecture and design.

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