Buckingham Palace Redesigned: A Radical New Approach to London's Royal Parks

Terry Farrell

ISBN 10: 1901092402 / ISBN 13: 9781901092400

Published by Andreas Papadakis Pub, 2003

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96 pages. 11.75x9.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Buckingham Palace Redesigned: A Radical New Approach to London's Royal Parks
• Publisher: Andreas Papadakis Pub
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1901092402
• ISBN 13: 9781901092400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.98 kilograms

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Synopsis

Sir Terry Farrell, an international architect based in London who has done some of his most sensitive work there, has long believed that the Royal Parks and palaces are London's primary public realm and indeed virtually the only world-class public realm in this great capital city. Yet as they now exist they are not as splendid as their designers intended: walls separate palaces from their parklands; very busy roads travel through and around them; and the visual connections between them have been destroyed. In fact, they play a vital role in the urban planning of the capital in that they highlight the difference between the City of Westminster - the seat of governmenet and monarchy, and the City of London - the seat of commerce. Sir Terry sees them as anti-urban space set pieces: great country houses set in rural parkland, originally intended as hunting grounds. Over the years, they have evolved and become assimilated in the dense urban fabric. He believes that in a democracy all should be accessible as a glorious public realm. Published here for the first time are his plans for the full integration of both palaces and parks into the fabric of London in a positive, creative and visionary way.

About the Author

Principal of Terry Farrell & Partners, Sir Terry Farrell is an internationally recognised architect and urban designer with offices in London, Edinburgh and Hong Kong. He has worked on high-profile building schemes and masterplans in cities as diverse as Seattle, Hong Kong, Dubai, Lisbon, London, Edinburgh and Seoul. And the large body of work generated by his practice over forty years comprises art galleries, exhibition spaces, museums, commercial and retail developments, banks, housing, industrial buildings and transportation centres. He has transformed the London skyline and animated the banks of the Thames with his Charing Cross Station and MI6 headquarters building. The tourist building at the top of the Peak in Hong Kong is the most visible structure on the city's skyline. When complete in 2008, his 1,500,000 sq m station and air-rights development in Kowloon will be one of the world's largest new urban complexes. Urban regeneration combined with a sensitivity to site, context and history are particular concerns.