M80- Architecture
" I must say I am a Foster fan...one of the few architects I can name 10+ buildings!"
The above quote was thought of one day after realising that after all these years of studying; I can honestly say that I am a fan of the works of Lord Norman Foster and his architectural practice Foster + Partners!
I have recently been accepted onto the second part of study for my RIBA Part II in architecture. The experience of preparing a portfolio of my undergraduate work and also of my related interests outside of architecture, all took its toll and upon entering the interview fully prepared to discuss my work I was ill prepared for the swift lesson which would be learnt...if you are going to an interview for a postgraduate degree in architecture please do take time to learn at least a little about one or two architects!
Having used the Seattle Central Library as precedent for a library project I saw it fit to use 'Rem Koolhaas' as an answer the the question "Who is your favourite architect?". Now with the answer swiftly followed by me talking about the single building I knew of (Seattle Central Library), I could not help creating an epic #Fail when the interviewer asked me to name 5 more buildings....erm...The Netherlands Embassy in Berlin and The Casa Da Música in Portugal were the only two other building I could name and with this came complete silence...I don't know whether it was nerves but I simply hit a 'thinking-block' and could not name any more buildings from the world famous architect!
This horrified both me and the interviewer and after some swift thinking I had a brainwave and asked myself which architect could I actually name 10 or more buildings?...the answer was obvious as I looked out the window towards the HSBC tower in the Docklands...FOSTER!
With some kind of miracle I managed to switch it to naming multiple works of Foster and also managed to have quite a debate about Diagrids and Buckminster fuller which have been shown throughout my portfolio (now that's another story)...
Anyway, without further ado and without simply googling, here are some of the Foster buildings I can actually name off the top of my head...
30 St Mary Axe (Gherkin)
London City Hall (Mini Gherkin)
HSBC Tower London
HSBC Tower Hong Kong
Wembley Stadium
Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
Willis Faber and Dumas HQ, Ipswich
Terminal at Stansted
Terminal at Beijing
Collserola Tower, Barcelona
Hearst Tower, New York
Free University Library, Berlin
Reichstag dome, Berlin
Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt
Milau Viaduct, France
Millennium Bridge, London
Sea Life Centre, Birmingham
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi (Future Project)
Russia Tower (Future Project)
New WTC (Construction)
That's 20...Now how much can you name from your favourite Architect??
" I must say I am a Foster fan...one of the few architects I can name 10+ buildings!"
The above quote was thought of one day after realising that after all these years of studying; I can honestly say that I am a fan of the works of Lord Norman Foster and his architectural practice Foster + Partners!
I have recently been accepted onto the second part of study for my RIBA Part II in architecture. The experience of preparing a portfolio of my undergraduate work and also of my related interests outside of architecture, all took its toll and upon entering the interview fully prepared to discuss my work I was ill prepared for the swift lesson which would be learnt...if you are going to an interview for a postgraduate degree in architecture please do take time to learn at least a little about one or two architects!
Having used the Seattle Central Library as precedent for a library project I saw it fit to use 'Rem Koolhaas' as an answer the the question "Who is your favourite architect?". Now with the answer swiftly followed by me talking about the single building I knew of (Seattle Central Library), I could not help creating an epic #Fail when the interviewer asked me to name 5 more buildings....erm...The Netherlands Embassy in Berlin and The Casa Da Música in Portugal were the only two other building I could name and with this came complete silence...I don't know whether it was nerves but I simply hit a 'thinking-block' and could not name any more buildings from the world famous architect!
This horrified both me and the interviewer and after some swift thinking I had a brainwave and asked myself which architect could I actually name 10 or more buildings?...the answer was obvious as I looked out the window towards the HSBC tower in the Docklands...FOSTER!
With some kind of miracle I managed to switch it to naming multiple works of Foster and also managed to have quite a debate about Diagrids and Buckminster fuller which have been shown throughout my portfolio (now that's another story)...
Anyway, without further ado and without simply googling, here are some of the Foster buildings I can actually name off the top of my head...
30 St Mary Axe (Gherkin)
London City Hall (Mini Gherkin)
HSBC Tower London
HSBC Tower Hong Kong
Wembley Stadium
Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
Willis Faber and Dumas HQ, Ipswich
Terminal at Stansted
Terminal at Beijing
Collserola Tower, Barcelona
Hearst Tower, New York
Free University Library, Berlin
Reichstag dome, Berlin
Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt
Milau Viaduct, France
Millennium Bridge, London
Sea Life Centre, Birmingham
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi (Future Project)
Russia Tower (Future Project)
New WTC (Construction)
That's 20...Now how much can you name from your favourite Architect??
