Chapters cover nearly every stage in the design and building process

book: 30 St Mary Axe: A Tower for London | Kenneth Powell

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	• 30 St Mary Axe: A Tower for London Kenneth Powell Merrell, 2006 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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awesome!!

This book was super helpful and informative for a project we were doing for this building!

Chapters cover nearly every stage in the design and building process

Since its completion in 2004, 30 St. Mary Axe, known to Londoners as 'The Gherkin', has become a landmark, sporting a curved form in the heart of London's financial center. But it's so much more: renowned designers built it in just thirty-three months, and incorporated design innovations still being remarked upon today. Author Kenneth Powell is a leading architecture critic and well versed on 30 St. Mary Axe: chapters cover nearly every stage in the design and building process. While this book will most likely reach art school holdings and collections strong in architectural analysis, it also will hold interest for any collection strong on London history and culture.

Diane C. Donovan
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The new office building designed by Foster and Partners for client Swiss Re at 30 St Mary Axe in London is already a well-established icon on the City skyline. Intelligently conceived, innovative in design and construction, and environmentally progressive, there can be few offices worldwide that have earned such affection from the public. This major new book tells the fascinating story of the genesis, development and public reception of one of the world's most radical buildings - winner of over ten major awards, including the prestigious Stirling Prize.