{"title":"Norman Foster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe works of \u003cstrong\u003eNorman Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e offer a thoughtful exploration of arts and culture, inviting readers to engage with creative expression and its impact on society. Expect insightful reflections that illuminate the connections between artistic vision and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough clear and compelling prose, Foster’s books capture the essence of artistic endeavour, making them an enriching choice for those interested in the intersection of art, culture, and human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"norman-foster-by-norman-foster-9783754406823","title":"Norman Foster","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorman Foster. Networks\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rare first-person insight into the ideas, influences, and connections that have shaped one of the world's greatest architects. Penned and curated by Foster himself, it brings together eight immersive essays in which he explores architecture not as a professional pursuit, but a nexus of passions, disciplines, and lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Roots, Foster examines his modest start in Manchester alongside his lifelong fascination with aviation, tracing the formative threads that underpin his work. Flight emerges as both obsession and metaphor, informing his pursuit of lightness, efficiency, and technical elegance. His deep attachment to the Alpine landscape—where he lives in a self-designed home of the future—reveals how place, climate, and topography continue to shape his thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNature, Art, and Making are explored as essential creative partners to his architectural practice. The essays on Place and Cities widen the lens, considering memory, identity, and civic life, and how buildings collectively shape the public realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with nearly 1,000 photographs, sketches, artworks, film stills, and other cultural references, this extraordinary book is both a visual atlas and an intellectual framework—a self-exploration of the thinking behind such iconic works as Apple Park in Cupertino, the Reichstag in Berlin, the British Museum's Great Court in London, the Millau Viaduct in France, and the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi. It brings into focus the ideas, curiosities, and connections that define this colossus of modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932342501612,"sku":"9783754406823","price":195.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783754406823-norman-foster.jpg?v=1783860463"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/norman-foster.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}