9783791330174

Norman Foster

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9783791330174

Hardcover|9783791330174


Overview

Featuring unparalleled depth of detail and insightful commentary, this latest addition to the comprehensive survey on Norman Foster, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect, focuses on works from the 1980s to the early 1990s. Norman Foster: Works 2 explores several of the architect's most recognizable buildings, including the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters in Hong Kong, which virtually reinvented the office tower; the Sackler Galleries at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, a project that epitomizes the effective intervention of contemporary design within historical buildings; and the Carre d'Art in Nimes, which unified architecture and urbanism to create a vibrant new cultural core at the heart of the city. Bringing together contributions from noted commentators alongside essays and observations by Norman Foster and his colleagues, this overview reveals the key characteristics of Foster's distinctive design philosophy, showing how a commitment to social and environmental concerns and the exploration of new technologies have been at the heart of his practice from the outset.

ISBN-13

9783791330174

ISBN-10

3791330179

Weight

7.45 Pounds

Dimensions

9.45 x 1.97 x 11.81 In

List Price

$150.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

548 pages

Publisher

Prestel

Published On

2006-01-20



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