"Financial Times" Print Works, London, Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners (Architecture in Detail) - Softcover

Jenkins, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854542559 ISBN 13: 9781854542557

Verlag: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

The Financial Times Print Works London 1988 Architects: Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners Text: David Jenkins Photographs: Jo Reid and John Peck it is entirely appropriate that the Financial Times, which founded a now prestigious architectural award, should be printed in a building which has itself received a host of awards and commendations. Since its completion in 1988, the FTs centenary year, it has become a rare symbol of architectural excellence in the enterprise zones of what used to be Londons docklands a landmark as significant at the eastern entry to the city, as the Hoover Factory is at the west. David Jenkins places the FT Print Works in the historical and architectural context of old Fleet Street, which became the centre of English newspaper publishing as it expanded and evolved. Of the great newspapers that once occupied grand buildings in and around Fleet Street until the industrys final exit from central London in the late 1980s, the FT is almost alone in maintaining its architectural standards. Nicholas Grimshaws cool industrial enclosure for the FTs stateoftheart presses takes full advantage of its prominent site and the theatrical potential of the process it houses, by revealing the machinery in view behind a spectacular glass wall. This is supported by a highly elaborated outboard structure which exemplifies Grimshaws precise attention to detail, and can only serve to consolidate his position as one of the most internationally respected practitioners of the hightech movement. This monograph is a complete and detailed record of the building. Its illustrated essay, portfolio of largeformat photographs (many in full colour), 14 pages of speciallydrawn technical details, and chronology and bibliography provide a unique document for architects, students and academics.

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The Financial Times Print Works, designed by architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners is one of the most acclaimed new buildings in London, winner of seven architectural awards in 1988 (the year of its completion), and a landmark on the eastern approaches to the city. This sheer glass structure, with its delicate metal framing, is one of the best examples of the "high-tech" school of design which has been Britain's principal architectural achievement in recent years. The building is of major interest to architects and engineers everywhere for the way it encloses the massive yet sensitive machine installations inside; and in the stylishness and elegance of its construction. Both of these aspects are fully discussed in the text, illustrated in the set of photographs (many in full colour), and recorded in the 14-page section of specially-drawn technical details. The book is part of the "ADT Architecture in Detail" series. The books do not carry a contents list. The common layout of the books in the series is: essay, photographs, specially commissioned drawings, reference details (bibliography and chronology). Each of these monographs is designed to be a complete and accurate archival record and intended to be the standard reference on that building for students and scholars as well as practising architects.

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• Verlag: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1854542559
• ISBN 13: 9781854542557
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 60
• Zeichner: Reid Jo, Peck John