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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Prestel Pub
Publication date
October 1, 2000
Pages
814
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Hardcover with CD
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9783791324050
ISBN-10
3791324055
Dimensions
2.25 by 7.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
4.80 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Europe
Original list price
$79.00
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is an anthology of writings on Foster, and by Foster, spanning 30 years, from the earliest days of the practice to the present. It includes discussions of all Foster's major buildings and projects, from early work with team 4 to recent landmarks such as the Reichstag and Hong Kong International Airport. It brings together 50 essays by Otl Aicher, Reyner Banham, Buckminster Fuller, Kenneth Frampton, Robert Maxwell and Robert AM Stern among many others. Alongside these writings are 50 essays by Foster himself, part memoir and part manifesto, he addresses a diverse range of issues from his development as an architect to environmental issues, new technologies and urban regeneration. Integrated with the book is a CD-ROM , which offers a view into the future. It allows unparalleled insights into the working methods of the Foster studio, including examples of parametric modelling, engineering and environmental impact studies and visualisations of many projects still under development.
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Hardcover with CD edition from Prestel Pub (October 1, 2000)
9783791324050 | details & prices | 814 pages | 7.50 × 9.50 × 2.25 in. | 4.80 lbs | List price $79.00
About: This is an anthology of writings on Foster, and by Foster, spanning 30 years, from the earliest days of the practice to the present.
About: This is an anthology of writings on Foster, and by Foster, spanning 30 years, from the earliest days of the practice to the present.
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