"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. Th ..."
"Since its initial publication in 2010, "The Landscape of Contemporary Infrastructure" has become a standard reference for designers; this new edition brings the indispensable volume back into print.The design of infrastructural networks--the systems that enable flow within a structure such as a city, like roads and railways--is among urban design's foremost tasks. Around the globe, the awareness of enhanced infrastructure fluidity as a ..."
Iron Men(Reprint) How One London Factory Powered the Industrial Revolution and Shaped the Modern World द्वारा David Waller, NormanFoster Paperback, 224 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2019 द्वारा Anthem Press ISBN-13: 978-1-78308-961-1, ISBN: 1-78308-961-X
"In the early nineteenth century, Henry Maudslay, an engineer from a humble background, opened a factory in Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, a stone's throw from the Thames. Maudslay invented precision engineering, which made the industrial revolution possible, helping Great Britain become the workshop of the world.He developed mass production, interchangeable components, and built the world's first all-metal machine tools, which quite ..."
"In this inspiring and innovative overview, Jonathan Glancey brings a fresh approach and unique personal insights into the continuing story of 5,000 years of world architecture. From the ziggurat at Ur to the Buddhist temples of Southeast Asia via Romanesque arcades, Gothic steeples, Baroque palaces, and Modernist apartment buildings, this accessible and lively narrative reveals the geographical, historical, and cultural influences that ..."
"The sixth volume in a monumental survey of the works of Norman Foster focuses on the years 1996 2009 and projects towards an exciting future of continued architectural excellence. Winner of the Pritzker Prize and the Praemium Imperiale, Norman Foster is one of the most innovative and forwardthinking architects at work today. This volume features more than 1,000 plans, sketches, and photographs of some of Foster's most renowned projects, ..."
"After studying architecture and planning in the UK and the USA, Derek Walker established his own architectural practice. During the sixties, Derek Walker Associates became recognized by virtue of a series of successes in national competitions. In 1970 Walker left the practice to become Chief Architect and Planner of the new city of Milton Keynes, the most ambitious undertaking in the history of British new towns.This monograph concentra ..."
"By one of the world's most famous and distinguished architects, his remarkable account of the re-design of Berlin's Reichstag--the home of Germany's parliament and symbol of a new and re-united Germany.In 1992, Germany decided to move its parliament from Bonn back to Berlin and to house it in the historic Reichstag. Sir Norman won the subsequent competition to use the shell of the building and completely re-think it as a symbol of a new ..."
"Now in an updated and expanded edition, this book is an invaluable guide to the work of one of the world s leading architects.Highlighting recent projects, Norman Foster: Catalogue traces the development of the Foster studio from its formation in the 1960s to the present. More than 120 buildings and projects are featured in stunning full-color photographs and complemented by architectural sketches and drawings. The book examines the dis ..."
Sky High(1st Edition) Vertical Architecture द्वारा Chris Abel, Sir NormanFoster Hardcover, 72 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2003 द्वारा Royal Academy Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-903973-33-2, ISBN: 1-903973-33-3
"Monuments to power and prestige; supreme achievements of engineering and design; reassuring landmarks; phallic symbols; testimonies to the human spirit-no other building form arouses as much controversy as the skyscraper, which is getting taller every day. After a century during which Chicago and New York went unchallenged as home to the world's tallest modern buildings, the crown has been snatched by Kuala Lumpur's twin Petronas Towers ..."
"The Story of Architecture The author conducts an inspiring journey through 5,000 years of magnificent buildings, from ancient Sumeria to the spectacular glass-and-steel towers of today's cityscapes. This title presents a collection of full-colour photographs, artworks, and plans that creates a story of architecture. Full description"
"James R. Steinkamp, principal photographer. Foreword by Sir Norman Foster. 1995. 120 S., 6 Falttafeln. Fadengehefteter Originalpappband mit Schutzumschlag. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - TALL STORIES. A Day in the Life of a Skyscraper -- SOARING AMBITIONS. The History of Skyscrapers -- VERTICAL REALITY. Building the Hongkong Bank."
"Norman Foster, one of the most consistent advocates of architecture based on modern technology, achieved a world-wide reputation with the headquarters for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hong Kong, Stansted Airport in London, Century Tower in Tokyo and his telecommunications tower in Barcelona. His most important projects in Germany are the conversion of the Reichstag building in Berlin and the new Commerzbank headquart ..."
"Unpublished drawings and archival materials from the 70-year career of Otto "Otl" Aicher With previously unpublished materials, this book highlights the career of German graphic designer and typographer Otto "Otl" Aicher (born 1922), ..."
NormanFoster A Global Architecture (Universe Architecture Series) द्वारा Martin Pawley, NormanFoster Paperback, 240 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 1999 द्वारा Universe ISBN-13: 978-0-7893-0263-2, ISBN: 0-7893-0263-2
"Norman Foster, recipient of the 1990 Pritzker Prize, is one of the most prolific contemporary architects. His remarkable buildings and civic projects have transformed cityscapes, renewed vital transportation hubs, and rejuvenated town centers. Ambitious, controversial, and impossible to classify, Foster succeeds in marrying a steadfastly modern sensibility with a masterly treatment of the architecture of the past. Foster's recent commis ..."