Norman Foster Catalogue 2001Foster and Partners is one of the most significant architectural practices in the world today, a fact that was officially recognised by Norman Fosters receipt, in 1999, of the Pritzker Prize.
The last few years have seen the completion of some of Fosters most ambitious projects. The new airport at Chek Lap Kok is one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken and the rebuilding of the Reichstag in Berlin is politically and symbolically one of the most important architectural commissions of recent times. The year 2000 alone saw the opening of the Great Court at the British Museum, the Glasshouse at the National Botanic Garden of Wales and the Millennium Bridge in London.
This new catalogue forms an illustrated time-line through the practices work over the last four decades. With descriptions of more than 120 buildings and projects, from the 1960s into the new millennium it offers the most comprehensive survey yet published.
The full range of the practices activities as planners, architects and industrial designers is illustrated. Masterplans for Rotterdam, Duisburg and Trafalgar Square are included alongside designs for airports, bridges, museums, universities, offices and private houses. In addition to architectural projects, there are details of telecommunications and energy installations, street furniture and smaller items including chairs, taps and door handles.
Introduced by Norman Foster, this book is an indispensable guide to the work of one of the worlds leading architects.
Year: 2001
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Specification: Paperback - 240 pages, Edited by David Jenkins
ISBN: 3791324012
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