30 ST MARY AXE A TOWER FOR LONDON

POWELL, KENNETH

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ISBN:978-1-85894-322-0
EAN:9781858943220
Editorial: MERRELL HOLBERTON
Fecha de la edición:2006
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Encuadernación:CARTONE
Nº Pág.:224
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The new office building designed by Foster and Partners for client Swiss Re at 30 St Mary Axe in London is already a well-established icon on the City skyline. Intelligently conceived, innovative in design and construction, and environmentally progressive, there can be few offices worldwide that have earned such affection from the public. This major new book tells the fascinating story of the genesis, development and public reception of one of the world's most radical buildings - winner of over ten major awards, including the prestigious Stirling Prize. A celebration of one of the world's most innovative and popular buildings of the twenty-first century Expertly written by one of today's leading architecture critics, and sumptuously illustrated throughout Special features on key aspects of the building, from issues relating to its construction and sustainability to its role in such recent movies as Basic Instinct II: Risk Addiction and Woody Allen's Matchpoint Essential reading for anyone interested in architecture and design