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082			_a727.6 _bRYB
100			_aRybczynski, Witold _971834
245			_aBiography of a building : how Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster built a great museum
260			_aLondon _bThames and Hudson _c2011
300			_a240p.
505			_aContents 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
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