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Works. vol. 2 / Norman Foster ; editor, David Jenkins ; contributors, Chris Abel ... [et al.]

By: Foster, Norman, 1935-.
Contributor(s): Jenkins, David, 1957 September 25-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Munich : New York : Prestel, 2005Description: 546 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.ISBN: 3791330179 .Subject(s): Foster, Norman, 1935- -- Catalogues raisonnes | Architecture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- CatalogsDDC classification: 720.92
Contents:
From hard to soft machines - Chris Abel -- Connections - HongKong and Shanghai Bank headquarters -- Hongkong and Shanghai bank headquarters -- Feng Shui: applied ecology Chinese style - Hugh D R Baker -- Hongkong and Shanghai bank Annexe -- Statue square -- Handrails and bicycles - Norman Foster -- Timeline of towers -- Whitney museum development -- Humana headquarters -- Docklands square -- Architecture and technology - Jack Zunz -- National indoor athletics stadium -- Billingsgate market development -- Salle de spectacles -- Great Portland Street studio -- Furniture system studies -- Furniture for tecno -- Nomos table and desking system -- Kite! chair -- Tabula furniture system -- On tables and bicycles - Norman Foster -- Foster mark three - Deyan Sudjic -- BBC radio centre -- Building a brief - Annette LcCuyer -- Televisa headquarters -- Norman Foster urbanist - Rodolfo Machado -- Connections - Carre d\'Art -- Carre d\'Art -- An interview with mayor Jean Bosquet - Charlotte Ellis -- Light and culture - Norman Foster -- Le Pavilon des Jardins de la Fontaine -- Avenue Jean Jaures -- Place Montcalm -- Confronting history - Richard Weston -- Sackler Galleries, Royal Academy of Arts -- A client's view - Pier Rogers -- The Sackler gallery -- Katherine Hamnett shop -- Esprit shop, New York -- Esprit shop, London -- Cacherel shops -- Gold standard - John McKean -- Paternoster Square -- City of London heliport -- Connections-american air museum, Duxford -- American air museum Duxford -- Foster after the bank - Kenneth Powell.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Bibliography: (pages 534-537) and index.

From hard to soft machines - Chris Abel -- Connections - HongKong and Shanghai Bank headquarters -- Hongkong and Shanghai bank headquarters -- Feng Shui: applied ecology Chinese style - Hugh D R Baker -- Hongkong and Shanghai bank Annexe -- Statue square -- Handrails and bicycles - Norman Foster -- Timeline of towers -- Whitney museum development -- Humana headquarters -- Docklands square -- Architecture and technology - Jack Zunz -- National indoor athletics stadium -- Billingsgate market development -- Salle de spectacles -- Great Portland Street studio -- Furniture system studies -- Furniture for tecno -- Nomos table and desking system -- Kite! chair -- Tabula furniture system -- On tables and bicycles - Norman Foster -- Foster mark three - Deyan Sudjic -- BBC radio centre -- Building a brief - Annette LcCuyer -- Televisa headquarters -- Norman Foster urbanist - Rodolfo Machado -- Connections - Carre d\'Art -- Carre d\'Art -- An interview with mayor Jean Bosquet - Charlotte Ellis -- Light and culture - Norman Foster -- Le Pavilon des Jardins de la Fontaine -- Avenue Jean Jaures -- Place Montcalm -- Confronting history - Richard Weston -- Sackler Galleries, Royal Academy of Arts -- A client's view - Pier Rogers -- The Sackler gallery -- Katherine Hamnett shop -- Esprit shop, New York -- Esprit shop, London -- Cacherel shops -- Gold standard - John McKean -- Paternoster Square -- City of London heliport -- Connections-american air museum, Duxford -- American air museum Duxford -- Foster after the bank - Kenneth Powell.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. 10)
  • From Hard to Soft Machines (p. 12)
  • Connections (p. 30)
  • Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters (p. 32)
  • Feng Shui: Applied Ecology Chinese Style (p. 150)
  • Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Annexe (p. 154)
  • Statue Square (p. 156)
  • Handrails and Bicycles (p. 162)
  • Timeline of Towers (p. 164)
  • Whitney Museum Development (p. 166)
  • Humana Headquarters (p. 172)
  • Docklands Square (p. 188)
  • Architecture and Technology (p. 190)
  • National Indoor Athletics Stadium (p. 196)
  • Billingsgate Market Development (p. 212)
  • Salle de Spectacles (p. 214)
  • Great Portland Street Studio (p. 218)
  • Furniture System Studies (p. 228)
  • Furniture for Tecno (p. 240)
  • Nomos Table and Desking System (p. 242)
  • Kitel Chair (p. 262)
  • Tabula Furniture System (p. 266)
  • On Tables and Bicycles (p. 268)
  • Foster Mark Three (p. 272)
  • BBC Radio Centre (p. 282)
  • Building a Brief (p. 324)
  • Televisa Headquarters (p. 330)
  • Norman Foster Urbanist (p. 340)
  • Connections (p. 344)
  • Carre d'Art (p. 346)
  • An Interview with Mayor Jean Bousquet (p. 400)
  • Light and Culture (p. 402)
  • Le Pavillon des Jardins de la Fontaine (p. 408)
  • Avenue Jean Jaures (p. 410)
  • Place Montcalm (p. 412)
  • Confronting History (p. 414)
  • Sackler Galleries, Royal Academy of Arts (p. 424)
  • A Client's View (p. 446)
  • The Sackler Gallery (p. 448)
  • Katharine Hamnett Shop (p. 452)
  • Esprit Shop, New York (p. 458)
  • Esprit Shop, London (p. 460)
  • Cacharel Shops (p. 464)
  • Gold Standard (p. 466)
  • Paternoster Square (p. 470)
  • City of London Heliport (p. 480)
  • Connections (p. 484)
  • American Air Museum, Duxford (p. 486)
  • Foster after the Bank (p. 512)
  • The Team (p. 522)
  • Project Credits (p. 528)
  • Project Bibliography (p. 534)
  • Contributors (p. 538)
  • Index (p. 540)
  • Credits (p. 546)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Library Journal Review

Known for its technological imagery, structural clarity, and assertive modernism, Foster's architecture won him the coveted Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1999. He has become England's preeminent contemporary architect, credited with such worldwide projects as the Sackler Galleries at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Carré d'Art in Nîmes, France, and more recently, the redesigned Reichstag in Berlin. This second chronological installment of Norman Foster: Works features an inscrutably dense arrangement of 18 critical essays, illustrations, outtakes, and unattributed building descriptions presumably originating from the architect's office. Interspersed with sketches, color photographs, axonometric projections, sections, and model views, excerpts of criticism from the architectural press augment the 18 critical essays. Two double gate-folded pages present time lines of plans and tower elevations.Reflections, the companion volume, is made up entirely of magnificent black-and-white photographic reproductions of the work. Editor Jenkins's earlier monograph on the architect, On Foster...Foster On, is far more accessible in structure and offers greater clarity. Still, both volumes are recommended for large architectural collections.-- Paul Glassman, Hofstra Univ. Lib., Hempstead, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

CHOICE Review

The output of Lord Foster, the current leader among architects who convert technology directly into modernist architectural form, will be covered in six hefty volumes. Volumes 1 and 4 have already appeared. This new volume discusses 30 projects undertaken between 1978 and 1990. It stars the spectacular Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters, which with a number of important but aborted projects put Foster on the map. Also featured is the controversial Carre d'arte confronting the Maison Carre in NImes, and Foster's ingenious high-tech furniture designs. The series' books are superior pieces of book production. Intelligent book design controls a wide variety of material: plans and photos (most of them in color) of proposed or finished projects, descriptive and analytical drawings describing the design process, a number of critical and interpretive essays (many previously published, but usefully collected here), two same-scale time lines (one with 21 plans, the other with 29 tower elevations), and lists, bios, bibliographies, and credits. Although pricey, these volumes give good value to those who want ready access to material about one of the favorites among currently fashionable architects. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates through professionals. C. W. Westfall University of Notre Dame

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David Jenkins is an architect, editor, and writer based in the Foster studio. He is a former editor of The Architects' Journal and editor of Norman Foster: Works 1, 3 and 4.
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