Norman Foster - Foster, Norman
With a career spanning across continents and over six decades, the work of the renowned architectĀ Norman FosterĀ is nothing short of extraordinary. His creative innovation and holistic approach have made him one of the worldās most influential and well-known architects. From theĀ Apple ParkĀ campus in Cupertino, California, to theĀ ReichstagĀ in Berlin, theĀ enclosed court of the British MuseumĀ in London to theĀ Millau ViaductĀ in France,Ā with his practice of Foster + Partners, he has created celebrated landmarksĀ that stand out for their inventive modernity and for what he callsĀ āa sustainable approach to the design of the built environment.ā
This is the first time Fosterās complete body of work has been published in one edition on such a grand scale. Giving aĀ rare insight into the inner workings of his creative practice. It details his personal approach to his work, his inspirations, the link between art and architecture, and the significance and correlation between his passions, such as being an avid aviator, and his work.
TheĀ XXL monographĀ encompasses a lifetime of achievement and originalityĀ in two volumes. The first presents his architectural Åuvre and is filled with numerousĀ unpublished images and sketches handpicked by FosterĀ from his archives. Paired with nearly 1000 illustrations, the second book containsĀ eight essays he wrote explaining his sources of inspiration.
Aside from the 1999 Pritzker Prize, he has won the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture, the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, and the Gold Medal of the French Academy of Architecture. This is aĀ magnificent visual journeyĀ not only through significant buildings of our time but also into the mind of a genius.Ā Norman Foster sketched every page of this bookĀ and spent countless hours with the author and the graphic designer to make it one of the most remarkable architecture books ever published.
Also available as an Art Edition of 300 copies with a 1-meter-wide signed print of a drawing by Norman Foster, picturing the upcoming multifunctional community and business center InnHub in La Punt, Switzerland. The two volumes of this edition are collected in a custom-designed slipcase that folds into a book stand.
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With a career spanning across continents and over six decades, the work of the renowned architectĀ Norman FosterĀ is nothing short of extraordinary. His creative innovation and holistic approach have made him one of the worldās most influential and well-known architects. From theĀ Apple ParkĀ campus in Cupertino, California, to theĀ ReichstagĀ in Berlin, theĀ enclosed court of the British MuseumĀ in London to theĀ Millau ViaductĀ in France,Ā with his practice of Foster + Partners, he has created celebrated landmarksĀ that stand out for their inventive modernity and for what he callsĀ āa sustainable approach to the design of the built environment.ā
This is the first time Fosterās complete body of work has been published in one edition on such a grand scale. Giving aĀ rare insight into the inner workings of his creative practice. It details his personal approach to his work, his inspirations, the link between art and architecture, and the significance and correlation between his passions, such as being an avid aviator, and his work.
TheĀ XXL monographĀ encompasses a lifetime of achievement and originalityĀ in two volumes. The first presents his architectural Åuvre and is filled with numerousĀ unpublished images and sketches handpicked by FosterĀ from his archives. Paired with nearly 1000 illustrations, the second book containsĀ eight essays he wrote explaining his sources of inspiration.
Aside from the 1999 Pritzker Prize, he has won the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture, the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, and the Gold Medal of the French Academy of Architecture. This is aĀ magnificent visual journeyĀ not only through significant buildings of our time but also into the mind of a genius.Ā Norman Foster sketched every page of this bookĀ and spent countless hours with the author and the graphic designer to make it one of the most remarkable architecture books ever published.
Also available as an Art Edition of 300 copies with a 1-meter-wide signed print of a drawing by Norman Foster, picturing the upcoming multifunctional community and business center InnHub in La Punt, Switzerland. The two volumes of this edition are collected in a custom-designed slipcase that folds into a book stand.
