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Architectural practice Conran + Partners aim to create spaces and places that improve the quality of people's lives and the built fabric of our towns and cities. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach which embraces architecture and interiors, the practice's portfolio encompasses residential projects, hotels, and restaurants, as well as work and retail spaces, and mixed-use developments and master planning, with commissions across the UK, Europe and Asia. The practice benefits from a long and prestigious history, with decades of experience gained under the leadership of Sir Terence Conran. Under his stewardship, the firm was responsible for iconic London designs ranging from Bluebird Café and Quaglinos through to Butler's Wharf and The Design Museum. This book shows how the current team at Conran + Partners is building upon this rich heritage, while also taking the firm onwards into new sectors and fresh parts of the world, embracing 21st-century challenges.
List of contents
Home. Invention; Reinvention. Pleasure. Hospitality (Hotels); Gastronomy (Restaurants); Play. Place. Mixed Use; Masterplans.
About the author
Writer and journalist Dominic Bradbury has produced more than a dozen books on design, architecture and interiors, including the best-selling Mid-Century Modern Complete, The Iconic House and its successor, The Iconic Interior. Bradbury also works for many leading newspapers and magazines around the world, including The Financial Times/How To Spend It, The Times, The Telegraph, World of Interiors, House & Garden, Vogue Living and many international editions of Architectural Digest and Elle Decoration.
Summary
This book shows how the current team at Conran & Partners is building upon this rich heritage, while also taking the firm onwards into new sectors and fresh parts of the world, embracing 21st-century challenges.
