Overview

The architecture of Michael Hopkins' (b.1935) formative years has evolved into something that defies easy stylistic categorization. In buildings such as Glyndebourne Opera House, the Inland Revenue Centre and the New Parliamentary Building, a new individuality has emerged. These works have the uncompromising quality of certain nineteenth-century industrial buildings, yet they have gained acceptance among some of Britain's most ancient institutions. They are often hybrid creations, juxtaposing strongly contrasting elements, while remaining loyal to a strict code of truth to materials and honesty of expression. Traditional and new forms of construction are combined in unconventional ways, often using innovative prefabrication techniques, but without sacrificing traditional craft virtues. Detailed presentations of 26 buildings and projects analyse the genesis and logic of a unique - and now instantly recognizable - architectural scope. This book's publication coincided with Hopkins' most important commission to date - the New Parliamentary Building in London - which enjoys an extensive presentation and detailed discussion by Patrick Hodgkinson. An essay by respected architecture critic Charles Jencks examines themes and historical precedent in the buildings, whereas an interview with Michael Hopkins himself gives a personal perspective to the momentous work and office of Michael Hopkins and Partners.

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Author:   Colin Davies
Publisher:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:   Phaidon Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 29.00cm
Weight:   1.930kg
ISBN:  

9780714839257

ISBN 10:   0714839256
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 July 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Colin Davies / Buildings: Glyndebourne Opera House, 1989-1994; Inland Revenue Centre, 1992-95; Queen's Building, Emmanuel College, 1993-95; Buckingham Palace Ticket Office, 1994-95; Jewish Care, 1993-96; Saga Group Headquarters, 1996 98; Dynamic Earth, 1990 99; Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, 1996-99; Sherborne School, 1999-2000; Wildscreen, Bristol, 1995-2000; Charterhouse Sheltered Housing, 1994-2000; Westminster Underground Station, 1990-98; New Parliamentary Building, 1989-2000 / 'Open House at Westminster: the New Parliamentary Building', by Patrick Hodgkinson / Projects: Hampshire County Cricket Club, 1994-2001; Manchester City Art Gallery, 1994-2001; Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Project, 1996-2001; Haberdasher's Hall, 1996-2001; Goodwood Racccourse, 1997-2001; Cakehouse, St James' Park, 1997-2001; Royal Academy Art Gallery, 1995-2003; Norwich Cathedral Visitors' Centre, 1005-2003; King Fahad National Library, Saudi Arabia, 1999; Wellcome Trust, 1999-2003; Evelina Children's Hospital, 1999 2003 / 'Hopkins Gravitas' by Charles Jencks / Chronology; Credits; Bibliography; Index.

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Colin Davies is an architect, former Editor of the Architects' Journal and a teacher of History of Architecture at the University of North London.

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