In the late 30s it seemed Joseph Boshier was set to be one of the key players in modern architecture in the UK. But in 1948 the first two floors of his his much heralded modernist building, Chesney Court, collapsed leaving three dead and ...See moreIn the late 30s it seemed Joseph Boshier was set to be one of the key players in modern architecture in the UK. But in 1948 the first two floors of his his much heralded modernist building, Chesney Court, collapsed leaving three dead and forty seven injured. Estranged by his wife and daughter, Boshier became a virtual recluse. On his death in 1982 his daughter Constance was astounded to find out about the death of a father she had assumed had died in the war. His south London home revealed a staggering trove of intricate wooden sculptures which he produced out of salvaged wood and ephemera with an obsessive joinery. In this documentary cultural and architectural experts as well as people who had met Boshier will discuss about his life and work.
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