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The biography of a building : how Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster built a great museum / Witold Rybczynski ; [with a tribute by Norman Foster].
LIBRA NA6750.N67 S25 2011
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA2550 .R966 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rybczynski, Witold.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foster, Norman, 1935-.
- Foster, Norman.
- Sainsbury, Robert J. (Robert James), 1906-2000.
- Sainsbury, Robert J.
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
- Buildings--England--Norwich.
- Buildings.
- Architecture.
- Art museum architecture.
- England--Norwich.
- Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection.
- Art museum architecture--England--Norwich.
- Architecture--England--20th century.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2011.
- Contents:
- A tribute to Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury / by Norman Foster
- One has to choose
- Life ever after
- The collectors and the architect
- The shed
- The living area
- Life and lux
- Foster's fortune
- Architect redux
- A place for art.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum has 2 copies.
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 1 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 2 signed by author.
- ISBN:
- 9780500342763
- 0500342768
- OCLC:
- 751830159
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