Overview

Nicholas Grimshaw (b.1939) is one of the pre-eminent figures of the British architectural scene, responsible for some of the most outstanding buildings of the last decade. This volume covers the years 1965-88: a period which saw Grimshaw establish his practice and his reputation worldwide as an architect of great subtlety and a master of detail. Colin Amery charts the line of Grimshaw's development from his student days at the Architectural Association onwards. He gives incisively critical insights into Grimshaw's thinking and design methodology for a family of buildings, from the 1965 Service Tower for student apartments to his 1988 Grand Union Walk housing and the Sainsbury Superstore in Camden Town, north London.

Full Product Details

Author:   Colin Amery
Publisher:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   Vol 2
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   1.350kg
ISBN:  

9780714839349

ISBN 10:   0714839345
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 March 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Service Tower, 1965-1967; Apartments London (Part Road), 1968; Citroen warehouse, 1972; headquarters for music publishers (Van de Veiled), 1975; Herman Miller, Bath, 1976; advanced factory units, 1978; headquarters for BMW, 1980; factory units, Nottingham (Queen Drive), 1980; sports hall for IBM, 1980; furniture factory (VITRA), 1981; Wiltshire radio station, 1982; Distribution Centre, Wiltshire Herman Miller, 1982; Ice Rink, Oxford, 1984; headquarters, London Docklands (Ladkam), 1985; Research Centre, Rank Xerox, 1988; Leisure Centre, Stockbridge, 1986-1988; Superstore, Camden (Sainsbury), 1986-1988; Grand Union Walk housing, 1988; Homebase, Brentford, 1987; Financial Times Print Works, 1987-1988. Autobiographical note by Nicholas Grimshaw.

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"""The photographs are superb, the book is well printed and a pleasure to handle. I am delighted to have it on my bookshelf.""—Architectural Review"

'The photographs are superb, the book is well printed and a pleasure to handle. I am delighted to have it on my bookshelf.' (Architectural Review)

Author Information

Colin Amery was the former Architecture Correspondent of the Financial Times.

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