Exploring boundaries. : the architecture of Wilkinson Eyre / Peter Davey, Kurt W. Forster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davey, Peter, 1940-

Contributor:

Forster, Kurt Walter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilkinson Eyre Architects.

Architectural firms--England--London.

Architectural firms.

Public architecture--Design and construction.

Public architecture.

Bridges--Design and construction.

Bridges.

England--London.

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser ; London : Springer [distributor], 2007.

Summary:

The London architectural firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects, founded in 1983, has been drawing attention since the 1990s with its wealth of innovative and imaginative designs b" notably its spectacular and structurally ambitious bridges. The best-known and most highly acclaimed are the Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2001) and the Floral Street Bridge (2003). The firm has won many prizes, including the RIBA Stirling Prize twice. It has also demonstrated the increasingly international scope of its activities by entering the competitions for the Guangzhou West Tower in China and the Tensegrity Bridge in Washington DC, USA. This book offers detailed documentation of some 15 structures and projects, with special attention paid to the context of each design. The projects presented include the Stirling Prize-winning Magna Centre in Rotherham, UK; the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, UK; the Guangzhou West Tower in China; and the Gatwick Airbridge, UK, among others.

ISBN:

9783764375317

3764375310

OCLC:

144520672