Norman Foster: Works 2Covering the period from the establishment of Team 4 to the formation of Foster Associates, a series of comprehensive project histories and thematic essays document the design and construction of the projects that defined Foster ’s innovative design philosophy. These include the factory for Reliance Controls, the Newport School competition entry, buildings for Fred Olsen, IBM, and Computer Technology, offices for Willis Faber & Dumas, the Sainsbury Centre and the Renault Distribution Centre. Contributions from Peter Buchanan, Reyner Banham, Francis Duffy, and Martin Pawley, amongst others, are included alongside essays by Foster himself and observations from his colleagues in the practice. These writings describe individual project histories in unparalleled detail and contextualize Foster ’s work, discussing influences and inspiration, identifying themes and establishing connections between the early projects and those of successive decades. Richly illustrated with over two thousand photographs and drawings, many of which are previously unpublished, this 600 page book provides the definitive account of the evolution of Foster ’s distinctive design philosophy and offers an authoritative introduction to a remarkable body of work.
Year: 2005
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Specification: Hardcover - 566 pages, Editor: David Jenkins
ISBN: 3791330179
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