Architecture, Industry and Innovation: The Early Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners: v. 2

Nicholas Grimshaw (b.1939) is one of the pre-eminent figures of the British architectural scene, responsible for some of the most 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 incisively 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 the Sainsbury Superstore in Camden Town, north London. Nicholas Grimshaw is one of the pre-eminent figures of the British architectural scene. Alongside Sir Norman Foster and Sir Richard Rogers he is a leading figure of the high-tech movement, responsible for some of the outstanding buildings of the last decade. This new volume in Phaidon's series of his complete works 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

alongside structure, Space And Skin And equilibrium, architecture, Industry And Innovation Is One Of Three Volumes Documenting The Work Of Nicholas Grimshaw (b. 1939), One Of The Pioneering Figures Of British Architecture. This First Volume Covers The Years 1965-88, A Period That Established Grimshaw's Worldwide Reputation.