Superstructure : the making of the Sainsbury Centre / edited by Jane Pavitt and Abraham Thomas.

Title & Author:

Superstructure : the making of the Sainsbury Centre / edited by Jane Pavitt and Abraham Thomas.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Norwich : Sainsbury Centre of Visual Arts, 2018.

Description:

112 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Accomapnies the exhibition "Superstructures: The New Architecture 1960-1990" held at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, March 24-September 2, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (page 110).
Includes reproductions of CCA collection material.

Summary:

In 2018 the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Opened in 1978, the building was both Sir Norman Foster's first public commission and a new paradigm in museum design. The Sainsbury Centre forms part of one of the last, great phases of modernism, combining structural integrity and precision engineering with a radical approach to the integration of services. The publication will be released to coincide with the opening of Superstructures: The New Architecture 1960-1990, a major exhibition that will situate the Sainsbury Centre within its historical context and will explore architecture's fascination with new technology, lightweight structures, building techniques and engineering solutions that emerged in the post-war decades, eventually redefining the spaces of culture, work, travel and living.0Contents of the book include essays by Jane Pavitt and Abraham Thomas, curators of the show, and an interview to Sir Norman Foster conducted by Jonathan Glancey. An extensive photo essay will feature a range of unpublished photographs of the building under construction.

ISBN:

9780946009732
0946009732

Subject:

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (Norwich)
Museum buildings England.
Architecture and technology Exhibitions.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.
Architecture et technologie Expositions.
Architecture 20e siècle Expositions.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture and technology.
Architecture, Modern.
Museum buildings.
Museum buildings England Norwich Exhibitions
England.
Centre canadien d'architecture Collection

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Pavitt, Jane, editor.
Thomas, Abraham (Museum curator), editor.
Pavitt, Jane editor.
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 300277
Call No.: BIB 246463
Status: Available

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