Exploring Boundaries: The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre

Peter Davey; Kurt W. Forster

Published by Birkhäuser 2007

Exploring Boundaries

The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre

Peter Davey and Kurt W. Forster

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8307-7

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About this book

An unusual aesthetic

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.

Detailed documentation of more than twenty structures and projects
Wilkinson Eyre Architects convince with an unusual aesthetic
Internationally celebrated authors

Author / Editor information

Peter Davey ist Architekt und war lange Jahre Chefredakteur der Architectural Review. Er hat zahlreiche Bücher über Architektur verfaßt.

Kurt W. Forster ist Kunsthistoriker und lehrt an der Yale School of Architecture.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Hulls Held Aloft and Bridges that Blink Thoughts on the Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre Kurt W Forster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
The Magic Carpet Peter Davey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Gateshead Millennium Bridge Gateshead, UK,2001 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Magna Rotherham, UK, 2001 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew London, UK, 2002 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Crystal Palace London, UK, unrealised Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
National Waterfront Museum Swansea, UK, 2005 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
King’s Waterfront Liverpool, UK, 2007 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
“Bridge of Aspiration” London, UK, 2003 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Tensegrity Bridge Washington DC, USA, unrealised Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Schools for the Future various locations, 2003– Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
King’s Cross Gas Holders London, UK, concept stage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Mary RoseMuseum Portsmouth, UK, concept stage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Nesciobrug Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2006 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Brighton Marina Brighton, UK, due for completion 2012 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Gatwick Airbridge London, UK, 2005 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou, China, 2009 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 203
- Coloured Illustrations: 45
Keywords: Architektur

eBook

Published: October 5, 2007
ISBN: 9783764383077

Hardcover

Published: October 5, 2007
ISBN: 9783764375317