Biography of a building : how Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster built a great museum
Rybczynski, Witold
Biography of a building : how Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster built a great museum - London Thames and Hudson 2011 - 240p.
Contents
A Tribute to Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury BY NORMAN FOST ER 6
Prologue 14
ONE - ONE HAS TO CHOOSE 24
Robert and Lisa Sainsbury create an art collection . Exhibitions in America and the Netherlands. Meeting Kho.
TWO - LIFE EVER AFTER 48
The gift. How three private collectors founded notable museums .
THREE -THE COLLECTORS AND THE ARCHITECT 84
Choosing Norman Foster. A study tour. Identifying a site.
FOUR -THE SHED 103
The design of the Sainsbury Centre. A last-minute change drastically alters the concept.
FIVE -THE LIVING AREA 137
Creating a setting for the Sainsbury collection . Light, lighting and display.
SIX - LIFE AND LUX 150
The building opens and the critics react.
SEVEN - FOSTER'S FORTUNE 164
The evolution of lightweight modernism. American influences and the British engineering tradition.
EIGHT- ARCHITECT REDUX 179
The Sainsbury Centre expands underground. Why it is rare for architects to add to their own work.
NINE- A PLACE FOR ART 208
The third phase of construction. The Sainsbury Centre today.
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Sainsburys 29
Building a New Museum 109
Foster Moves Forward 189
NOTES 222
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 230
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 232
INDEX 234
9780500342763
727.6 / RYB
Biography of a building : how Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster built a great museum - London Thames and Hudson 2011 - 240p.
Contents
A Tribute to Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury BY NORMAN FOST ER 6
Prologue 14
ONE - ONE HAS TO CHOOSE 24
Robert and Lisa Sainsbury create an art collection . Exhibitions in America and the Netherlands. Meeting Kho.
TWO - LIFE EVER AFTER 48
The gift. How three private collectors founded notable museums .
THREE -THE COLLECTORS AND THE ARCHITECT 84
Choosing Norman Foster. A study tour. Identifying a site.
FOUR -THE SHED 103
The design of the Sainsbury Centre. A last-minute change drastically alters the concept.
FIVE -THE LIVING AREA 137
Creating a setting for the Sainsbury collection . Light, lighting and display.
SIX - LIFE AND LUX 150
The building opens and the critics react.
SEVEN - FOSTER'S FORTUNE 164
The evolution of lightweight modernism. American influences and the British engineering tradition.
EIGHT- ARCHITECT REDUX 179
The Sainsbury Centre expands underground. Why it is rare for architects to add to their own work.
NINE- A PLACE FOR ART 208
The third phase of construction. The Sainsbury Centre today.
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Sainsburys 29
Building a New Museum 109
Foster Moves Forward 189
NOTES 222
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 230
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 232
INDEX 234
9780500342763
727.6 / RYB