British architecture changed beyond recognition during the late Queen's reign, reflecting the social, aesthetic and technological transformations of the past seven decades
After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and graceful piece he had originally titled"The Man in the Street" to"Elizabethan Serenade." He did this, reportedly, to reflect the optimism of the new Elizabethan Age.
Opened by King George VI in 1951, Royal Festival Hall had already set a tone for a new architecture that was at once modern, inviting, elegant and democratic. The building's setting along a riverside promenade was magisterial and yet for everyone, from kings and queens to Ronald Binge's man in the street.
In July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. That same month the Queen's eldest son, Charles, was declared Prince of Wales atheld at Caernarfon Castle. Within these medieval walls, Lord Snowdon -- whose lightweight, see-through aviary at London Zoo, designed with Cedric Price and Frank Newby, had been opened to great acclaim in 1965 -- created a theatrical setting for the event that was, by any measure, pure '60s.
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