The Norman Foster studio : consistency through diversity / Malcolm Quantrill.

Main entry:

Quantrill, Malcolm, 1931-2009.

Title & Author:

The Norman Foster studio : consistency through diversity / Malcolm Quantrill.

Publication:

New York : E & FN Spon, 1998.

Description:

234 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes interview with Norman Foster.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. The emergence of an architect -- Ch. 2. The body of practice -- Ch. 3. Construct, context and subtext -- Ch. 4. The body of architecture -- Ch. 5. Prospect.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"The Norman Foster Studio offers a number of original revelations about the philosophy and design methods that have generated the design and reputation of the Foster studio over the past three decades. Quantrill's explorations begin with a distinctly personal account of Norman Foster's childhood and first steps in the world of architecture in The emergence of an architect. This is followed by an intensive dialogue between the author and each of the five members of the Foster partnership in The body of practice, bringing their different roles and perceptions within the Foster team into focus. At the core of this study lies Professor Ouantrill's provocative critique, in Construct, context and subtext, of some key Foster buildings and projects, including the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Carre d'Art at Nimes, an analysis that departs radically from the more conventional Hi-Tech evaluation of this work."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0419197508
9780419197508

Subject:

Foster, Norman, 1935- Criticism and interpretation.
Foster, Norman, 1935-
Foster Associates (London, England)
Architectural practice, International.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture Pratique internationale.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture, Modern.

Form/genre:

Interviews.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Foster, Norman, 1935-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 197078
Call No.: NA44.F756.23 Q3 1998
Status: Available

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