Architecture, Industry And Innovation: The Work Of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners; Author: Amery, Colin; Paperback

Author: Amery, Colin
2nd Ed; Paperback; 190 Colour and 34 B&w Illustrations, 143 Line Illu
256 pages
Published: March 2000
Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN: 0714839345

Nicholas Grimshaw is one of the pre-eminent figures of the British architectural scene, responsible for some of the outstanding buildings of the last decade. This volume covers the years 1965-88, a period which saw Grimshaw establish his practice and his reputation worldwide as an architect of great subtlety and a master of detail. Colin Amery charts the line of Grimshaw's development from his student days at the Architectural Association onwards. He gives critical insights into Grimshaw's thinking and design methodology for a family of buildings, from the 1965 Service Tower for student apartments to his 1988 Grand Union Walk housing and Sainsbury Superstore in Camden Town, North London.The Work of Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners 1965-1988 volume 2. The second in a series of monographs on the work of the architectural practice Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, this book covers the period 1965-1988 during which Nicholas Grimshaw established his reputation worldwide as a master architect of great subtlety.