Norman Foster And The British Museum

Author : Norman Foster
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norman Foster and the British Museum written by Norman Foster and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark in the history of the British Museum and one of Norman Foster's most significant projects to date, the Great Court has reclaimed and reinvigorated one of London's most important public spaces, transforming the Museum. Published to coincide with a major retrospective of Foster's work held at the British Museum, this volume brings together essays, design drawings and photographs to provide an account of the development and completion of Foster's project. An introductory essay by Deyan Sudjic presents the Great Court as the culmination of centuries of change within the Museum - a reconciliation of past and future which has both restored and transfigured the heart of this public institution. Spencer de Grey, a partner at Foster and Partners, documents the design and construction of the individual elements within the Great Court and the vast glazed canopy which surmounts them. The volume is introduced by Norman Foster and illustrated with photographs of the Great Court during its construction and in its spectacular finished state.

Author : Norman Foster
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783791345901
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Court at the British Museum written by Norman Foster and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KEYNOTE:From initial sketches to final project, this book documents the "reinvention" of the British Museum's Great Court. One of the world's greatest institutions of learning and art, the British Museum sees nearly six million visitors annually. Yet until Norman Foster's remarkable transformation of its courtyard, the enormous rambling structure was like a city without a park. Numerous photographs reveal the court from a variety of perspectives and show the cutting-edge technology of the spectacular glazed canopy that shelters what is now the largest covered public space in Europe. Involving the magnificent restoration of the Reading Room, the creation of new galleries for African art and a range of educational resources, the Great Court project was a herald of the British Museum's wider transformation. The project and this book illuminate Foster + Partners' holistic and ingenious approach to contemporary design. AUTHOR: Deyan Sudjic is director of London's Design Museum. He writes frequently about architecture. ILLUSTRATIONS: 90 colour

Author : Robert Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Court and the British Museum written by Robert Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the world's greatest museums approaches its 250th anniversary, the British Museum has undertaken a massive development programme, largely facilitated by the removal of the British Library from Bloomsbury. The Great Court, commissioned by the British Museum from Norman Foster and Partners following a prestigious architectural competition, is at the centre of plans to position the Museum for the new millennium and to present it as a great new civic space. A 6100 square metre glass canopy will cover the new cultural plaza that has been designed around the dome of the famous Round Reading Room. A link between the Museum's important architectural history and building design of the future, the Great Court project is destined to be one of the great architectural sights of Europe.

Author : Deyan Sudjic
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468302760
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norman Foster written by Deyan Sudjic and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Language of Things “takes readers on an engrossing tour of Foster’s life” from childhood to the world-renowned buildings he designed (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A leading pioneer of high-tech architecture, Norman Foster has worked across the globe, collaborating with luminaries such as R. Buckminster Fuller to Steve Jobs. Born in Manchester, England, Foster grew up in poverty, the son of a machine painter. He served in the Royal Air Force and worked in a local architect’s office before returning to school for architecture. Foster went on to design the Reichstag, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks headquarters in London and China, the new Wembley stadium and the British Museum's new court. He is also responsible for the design of Beijing's new airport, the Rossiya tower in Moscow, one of the towers at Ground Zero in Manhattan, as well as numerous other buildings around the world. In this insightful biography, Deyan Sudjic charts Foster’s remarkable life and career.

Author : Martin Pawley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500281239
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norman Foster written by Martin Pawley and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Norman Foster's architectural projects have transformed cityscapes, renewed vital transportation hubs and rejuvenated town centres. Ambitious and controversial, Foster succeeds in marrying a modern sensibility with a masterly treatment of the architecture of the past. His commissions include the reconstruction of the Reichstag in Berlin and the new Hong Kong international airport.

Author : Deyan Sudjic
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, James Stirling written by Deyan Sudjic and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studie over - met afbeeldingen van - het werk van drie vooraanstaande Britse architecten, resp. geb. 1935, 1933 en 1926

Author : Norman Foster
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflections written by Norman Foster and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by Foster himself, contrasting projects from the last four decades of his practice create a beautiful and compelling photographic record.

Author : Ken Powell
Publisher : Scala Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Court at the British Museum written by Ken Powell and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest addition to Art Spaces series profiles one of the most famous and prestigious buildings in the world. The two-acre square, enclosed by a spectacular glass roof, transforms the Museum's inner courtyard into the largest covered public square in Europe.

Author : Norman Foster
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norman Foster written by Norman Foster and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The works of Norman Foster from 1993 - 2004 are the focus of this book, the fifth instalment of a multi-volume retrospective. The text about each project is accompanied by colour photographs and detailed plans.

Author : Witold Rybczynski
Publisher : Thames and Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500342763
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biography of a Building written by Witold Rybczynski and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster built a great museum. Witold Rybczynski is an architectural writer with a superlative style, a uniquely humanistic approach to his subject, and an enormous reputation. The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia was Norman Foster’s first major commission and the project that set him on the road to fame and fortune. It remains highly regarded in the architectural world. This is a remarkable book about a remarkable building. We learn how a major museum is conceived and developed, the role of the sponsor, the nature of collecting, and the experiences of the people who occupy the space. Rybczynski succeeds in telling the whole story of the Sainsbury Centre and the multiple impulses and inspirations that brought it into being.