Continuum by Terry Farrell
Terry Farrell is one of the world's leading urban designers and one of Britain's foremost architects. He has worked on high-profile building schemes and masterplans in cities as diverse as Seattle, London and Seoul. This book focuses on the work of his practice from the last 10 years. The book includes such major works as the Home Office Building in London and Guangzhou station in China, which will be the largest railway station in the world. As well as several other major projects in the UK and China, there are also buildings and masterplans from Australia, South Africa, Singapore and India. Packed full of photographs, drawings and sketches, this book will be invaluable for all those interested in contemporary architecture and urban design.
Sir Terry Farrell is one of the world's foremost architects and urban planners. Through his imagination has been shaped and inspired by the many cities where he has lived and worked, it is London that he has become most closely associated with. During forty years in practice, Farrell has transformed London's skyline and animated the banks of the Thames with his Charing Cross Station and M16 headquarters buildings. It is, though, through his long-term involvement in London's urban planning - through specific projects, as well as through advocacy and initiating public debate - that Farrell has made his greatest contribution to this great metropolis. He is currently the government champion for the planning of the Thames Gateway Project and the Mayor's architecture and planning lead for the Outer London Commission. He also works with and for many London boroughs and for public and conservation agencies such as English Heritage.
'Britain's best known urban planner, - Evening Standard, 24 July 2009
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856698443 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856698440 |
| Title | Continuum |
| Author | Terry Farrell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Laurence King Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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