Arthur Brown Jr.: Progressive Classicist

Celebrated by his peers for such masterpieces as San Francisco’s City Hall, Arthur Brown Jr. epitomised the idea that architecture not only houses society’s daily rituals and defining events, but also shapes the socio-political landscape of a country. This is a fascinating look at the man - captivated by the classical movement and obsessed with the slightest architectural detail - and his buildings, at once canonical, inventive and singularly American.