Design Monograph: Foster

A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.

At 87 Manchester-born Norman Foster has an illustrious career that spans many decades. A titan of design and master of high-tech and sustainable architecture, Foster was instrumental in changing the skyline of London and elevating British design. Among his famous structures are the Gherkin (Swiss Re) and the Millau viaduct bridge.

About the author

Robert Dimery is a freelance writer and editor who has worked for a variety of magazines, including Vogue and World of Interiors.

Summary

A design monograph series on Norman Foster: a historical-critical essay discussing his life and work, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.

Foreword

A design monograph series on Norman Foster: a historical-critical essay discussing his life and work, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.

Product details

• Authors: Rob Dimery, Dimery Robert, Robert Dimery
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 13.02.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries
• EAN: 9781838612023
• ISBN: 978-1-83861-202-3
• Pages: 112
• Illustrations: Over 80 photographs and illustrations
• Dimensions (packing): 12.8 x 18.4 x 1.8 cm
• Weight (packing): 289 g
• Series: Design Monograph
• Subjects: ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, Memoirs, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-), History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Modernism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Individual architects and architectural firms, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs