Unique Building - Lord's Media Centre - Softcover

Kaplicky, Jan

 
9780471985129: Unique Building - Lord's Media Centre
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471985120 ISBN 13: 9780471985129
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

This work charts the development of one of the most extraordinary buildings of recent times. The Nat West Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground in London is the world's first semi-monocoque structure as well as the first building ever to have been made entirely out of aluminium. Future Systems is the cutting-edge architectural firm behind this innovative structure and their collaboration with the engineering and boat building industries has resulted in this universally acclaimed building. Presented in a "diary" format, covering every stage from conception to completion, this book should appeal to architects and engineers as well as those with an interest in Lords Cricket Ground.

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From the Back Cover

"It was with great trepidation and excitement that we embarked on the task of designing a new media centre as there is so much that is eternal and sacred at Lord's. Our objective was to respect and savour the essential nature of Lord's at the same time as creating a building that will come to symbolise the most sophisticated and beautiful media centre in the world."

Future Systems competition report, 1995

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471985120
ISBN 13 
9780471985129
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144