Opis: Hopkins 2 Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners - Colin Davies, C Davies

Michael Hopkins' recent architecture defies easy categorization. The High Tech style of his formative years has developed into something much richer. In buildings like the Glyndebourne Opera House, the Inland Revenue Centre and the New Parliamentary Building, a new toughness and individuality has emerged. These buildings have the uncompromising quality of certain 19th-century industrial buildings, yet they have managed to gain acceptance among some of Britain's most ancient institutions. They are often hybrid creations, juxtaposing strongly contrasting elements - lightweight fabric structures and massive loadbearing walls, for example - yet they remain 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. This monograph documents the consolidation of Hopkins' mature style over the last 10 years. An essay by respected architecture critic Charles Jencks examines themes and historical precedent in the buildings. Detailed presentations of over 20 buildings and projects analyze the genesis and logic of a unique and now instantly recognizable architecture. The book's publication coincides with Hopkins' most important commission to date, the New Parliamentary Building in London's Westminster, which has an extensive presentation in the book, and which is also discussed in an essay by writer and architect Patrick Hodgkinson. "Hopkins 2" also includes works published as unbuilt projects in the previous monograph, including Glyndebourne Opera House and the Inland Revenue Centre, Nottingham.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.

Szczegóły: Hopkins 2 Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners - Colin Davies, C Davies

Tytuł: Hopkins 2 Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners
Autor: Colin Davies, C Davies
Producent: Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN: 9780714839257
Rok produkcji: 2001
Ilość stron: 240
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.92 kg

Recenzje: Hopkins 2 Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners - Colin Davies, C Davies