Norman Foster

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Architecture giant Norman Foster walks us through his most significant projects, from the Millennium Bridge to Apple Park. Presenting his architectural oeuvre, the first volume of this XXL monograph, Works, brims with unpublished images and sketches, handpicked by Foster, while the second, Networks, contains eight essays describing his sources, written by the Pritzker-prize winning architect.

Art Edition with a print of a drawing by Norman Foster and a custom-built slipcase for both volumes which folds into a book stand, limited to 300 copies and signed by the artist

The Fruit of Modernity. By Philip Jodidio

Edition of 300Print of a drawing, on 305 gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth, 100 x 38 cm, in a portfolio; hardcover, 2 vols., 30.8 x 39 cm, 1,064 pages, in a custom-designed slipcase that folds into a book stand; total weight 20 kg

“Tutto mi ispira. A volte mi chiedo se vedo cose che gli altri non vedono.”

Norman Foster

“Gli edifici di Norman Foster non sono semplici colpi di genio; emergono dal contesto della sua vita e del suo tempo.”

Philip Jodidio

“Come architetti si progetta per il presente, con la consapevolezza del passato, in vista di un futuro che è essenzialmente ignoto.”

Norman Foster

Ahead of the Curves

A comprehensive exploration of the life and work of Norman Foster

With a career spanning across continents and over six decades, the work of the renowned architect Norman Foster is nothing short of extraordinary. His creative innovation and holistic approach have made him one of the world’s most influential and well-known architects. From the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, to the Reichstag in Berlin, the enclosed court of the British Museum in London to the Millau Viaduct in France, with his practice of Foster + Partners, he has created celebrated landmarks that stand out for their inventive modernity and for what he calls “a sustainable approach to the design of the built environment.”

This is the first time Foster’s complete body of work has been published in one edition on such a grand scale. Giving a rare insight into the inner workings of his creative practice. It details his personal approach to his work, his inspirations, the link between art and architecture, and the significance and correlation between his passions, such as being an avid aviator, and his work.

The XXL monograph encompasses a lifetime of achievement and originality in two volumes. The first presents his architectural œuvre and is filled with numerous unpublished images and sketches handpicked by Foster from his archives. Paired with nearly 1000 illustrations, the second book contains eight essays he wrote explaining his sources of inspiration.

Aside from the 1999 Pritzker Prize, he has won the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture, the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, and the Gold Medal of the French Academy of Architecture. This is a magnificent visual journey not only through significant buildings of our time but also into the mind of a genius. Norman Foster sketched every page of this book and spent countless hours with the author and the graphic designer to make it one of the most remarkable architecture books ever published.

Art Edition of 300 copies with a 1-meter-wide signed print of a drawing by Norman Foster, picturing the upcoming multifunctional community and business center InnHub in La Punt, Switzerland. The two volumes of this edition are collected in a custom-designed slipcase that folds into a book stand.

L'artista

Norman Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank OM, is an architect whose career has spanned six decades. He has created landmarks across the globe that stand out for their innovative modernity and underlying concern for users. The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, the Millau Viaduct in France, and two new towers on Park Avenue in New York are all projects he has carried forward with his practice of Foster+Partners. He is one of the most outstanding architects of our time.

L'editore

Philip Jodidio ha studiato Storia dell’arte ed Economia ad Harvard e per più di vent’anni è stato curatore della rivista d’arte francese Connaissance des Arts. Tra i suoi libri si annoverano la serie Architecture Now! di TASCHEN e monografie su vari architetti di spicco tra cui Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel e Zaha Hadid.

Norman Foster

Print of a drawing, on 305 gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth, 100 x 38 cm, in a portfolio; hardcover, 2 vols., 30.8 x 39 cm, 1,064 pages, in a custom-designed slipcase that folds into a book stand; total weight 20 kg

ISBN 978-3-8365-8015-1

Edizione: Inglese

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