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Detailed documentation of more than twenty structures and projects
Wilkinson Eyre Architects convince with an unusual aesthetic
Internationally celebrated authors
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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 – 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.
About the authors
Peter Davey is an architect. He was editor in chief of Architectural Review for many years and has written many books on architecture.
Kurt W. Forster is an art historian and teaches at the Yale School of Architecture.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Exploring Boundaries
Book Subtitle: The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre
Authors: Peter Davey, Kurt W. Forster
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8307-7
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 176
Number of Illustrations: 203 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Architects