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LIFE

Birth:

June 1, 1935 in Manchester, England

Early Life :

Born in a working class family, Norman Foster

did not seem likely to become a famous

architect. Although he was a good student in

high school and showed an early interest inarchitecture, he did not enrol in college until he

was 21 years old.

Education:

Manchester University School of Architecture

Yale University

Partnerships:

At the beginning of his career, Foster worked as

a member of the successful "Team 4" firm with

his wife, Wendy Foster, and the husband and

wife team of Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers.

His own firm, Foster Associates, was founded inLondon in 1967.


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the best architecture comes from a

synthesis of all the elements thatseparately comprise a building

-Foster


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TYPE : HQ. OF THE HONGKONG &

SHANGHAI BANKINGCORPORATION LIMITED

LOCATION : HONG KONG

CONSTRUCTION : 1983-85

OPENED IN : 1985

FLOORS : 44 + 4 BASEMENT LEVELSHEIGHT : 180 m

CLIENT : HSBC, HONG KONG

ALSO CALLED THE ROBOT BUILDING

BECAUSE THERE IS A RUMOUR THAT

IT CAN BE DISMANTLED AND MOVED.


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GRAND INTERIORS

A CONCEPTUAL SKETCH BY

FOSTER

A VIEW AT NIGHT


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The main characteristic of

HSBC Hong Kong headquarters

is its absence of internalsupporting structure.

Another notable feature is that

natural sunlight is the major

source of lighting inside the

building.

There is a bank of giant mirrors

at the top of the atrium, which

can reflect natural sunlight into

the atrium and hence down intothe plaza.

Through the use of natural

sunlight, this design helps to

conserve energy.


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Instead of fresh water,

sea water is used as

coolant for the air-conditioning system.

All flooring is made from

lightweight movable

panels, under which lies a

network of power,telecommunication, and

air-conditioning systems.

Lightweight movable panels


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The inverted V segments of

the suspension trusses are

the most obviouscharacteristic of the building.

There are five levels of

triangular suspension

trusses which are locked

into supporting aluminiummasts.


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The entrance is flanked by 2 huge lion statues.

Lions are considered to bring luck and prosperity

According to feng shui.The HSBC building has a wide open area in front of it.


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Plan of 22nd

floor.

All floor plans

are more or less

of this basic

shape only.

PLANS OF GROUND, 7TH , 15TH , 27TH & 32ND FLOORS resp.

This building

mostly has office

areas.

Conference rooms,

canteens, locker

rooms are also

there.

Parking has been

provided at thebasement.


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PARKING

OFFICES

SECTION SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE


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TYPE : OFFICE BUILDING

LOCATION : MAIN FINANCIAL

DISTRICT,LONDON,

UK

CONSTRUCTION : 2001-03 OPENED IN : 2004

HEIGHT : 180 m

FLOORS : 40

MAIN OCCUPANT : SWISS REINSURANCE

COMPANY


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This building is one of the most imposing buildings in London city.

Since its completion, the building has won a number of prestigious

awards for architecture.

In October 2004,the building was

awarded the

2004 RIBA

Stirling Prize.

In December

2005, a survey

voted the

tower as the

most admired

new buildingin the world.


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A CONCEPTUAL SKETCH, MADE

BY FOSTER HIMSELFTHE FINEST DESIGN OF FOSTER.

CONSIDERED AS FOSTERS

FALLING WATER.

ALSO KNOWN AS THE GHERKIN.

MAIN

ENTRANC


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Tall building designs offer the possibility of reducing thefootprint at street level and help the office floors to be

well proportioned for natural light.

The curved form developed for the Swiss Re building

achieves the objective of maximizing the wind flow by virtue

of its streamlined aerodynamic shape.

The elements of the facade.

Openable glass screen.

Perforated aluminum louvers (internal sun-screen)

A column casing of aluminumFaade frame of extruded aluminum

FEATURE

S


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The structure is madeup of diagrid,

comprised of steel pieces joined

together at triangular nodes.

This design allows for uninterruptedoffice interiors.

Its shape is such that it

reduces the amount of volatilewinds at base and makes it

easier for the wind to just pass-

by, without harming the built

mass.


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The building uses

energy-savingmethods which

allow it to use half

the power a similar

tower would

typically consume.

Gaps in each floor

create six shafts

that serve as a

natural ventilation

system for theentire building.

The shafts create a giant double glazing effect; air is

sandwiched between two layers of glazing and insulates

the office space inside.


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The shafts pull warm air out of

the building during the

summer and warm the building

in the winter using passivesolar heating.

The shafts also allow sunlight

to pass through the building,making the work environment

more pleasing, and keeping

the lighting costs down.

Despite its overall curvedglass shape, there is only one

piece of curved glass on the

building the lens-shaped

cap at the very top.

shafts Lens shape

cap


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SECTION

PLANS OF 3rd, 22nd& 34th

floors resp.

SHAFTS

PARKING

FLOORS

SHAFTS

BAR

RESTAURANT

OFFICES


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The restaurant operates

on the 39th floor, andprivate dining rooms on

the 38thfloor.

The upper three levels of the

building

from level 38 provide corporate

facilities for Swiss Re and other

tenants, including private dining

rooms, restaurant and an upper

viewing mezzanine offering 360

views over London.


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No floor is similar. Each

floor is rotated by 5 from

the floor above or below

it.

Trimmed and freely

growing hedges and

creepers, typical English

garden.

The interior plantings

combine the traditional

ways to control the

interior climate with the

new techniques.These plant containers are not placed firmly on the ground but move

when they are touched by employees or visitor.


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Foster designs incorporates many

sustainable theories and practices, whilealso maintaining a very contemporary

and modern feel.

Technology is part of civilization and

being anti-technology would be like

declaring

war on architecture and civilization itself.

If I can get carried away with some

passion

about the poetry of the light in one of my

projects, then I can also, in the samevein,

enjoy the poetry of the hydraulic

engineering.


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Born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan

Did not receive any formal architectural schooling but trainedhimself by reading and travelling.

Ando developed a radically new architecture characterized by theuse of unfinished reinforced concrete structures:

Using a geometric simplicity

Architecture that shares the serenity and clarity that

characterize traditional Japanese architecture. Working mostly in exposed concrete, his simple forms create

spaces that interact with the outdoors and change dramaticallyover the course of the day as light moves through them

He is winner of many prestigious architectural awards

Carlsberg Prize (1992), Pritzker Prize (1995),

Premium Imperial (1996),

Gold Medal of Royal Institute of British Architects (1997)

INTRODUCTION


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Based on Zen philosophies,

focuses on the concept of

simplicity and concentrates on

the inner feeling rather than the

appearance.

Considered a patron of

Minimalism but doesnt

compromises with the designPure space enveloped in simple

concrete rectangular forms.

Extensive use of Concrete and

glass in the pure form

Simplified, rectilinear forms andbare, naked concrete walls that

define the spaces within

Style- element of Light, Water

through concrete and glass


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The Water Temple


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Site Plan

Visitors enter this Water Temple

through the middle of an oval

pool of water. Inside, natural

light only enters through one

corner, diffusing the templewith soft red light at the end of

the day.


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The Water Temple is the

residence of Ninnaji Shingon, the

oldest sect of Tantric Buddhism

in Japan, founded in 815. More than just a building, it is a

sensory experience that

represents a radical change in

the Millenary tradition of building

temples in Japan. The Water Temple is located in

the former city of Hompukuji,

located in the northern part of

the island of Awaji, and is

characterized by a landscapedominated by hills.


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The Water Temple is far from

the wooden structures of the

classic Buddhist temples but it

seems to them by their

Mystical quality of space.

Among the bamboo forests,

mountains, fields of rice and is,the hardening appears as a

lake of lotus flowers, enclosed

in a thin oval of concrete

structure protected by cement

barriers smooth.


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After the close down stairs,

between the cement walls, one

arrives atlast into the sacred space

where concrete through a network

of wooden Lattice designed to

hand in a circle of 18 meters in

diameter, which houses a statue of

Buddha, behind which lies the onlynatural light .

There is still a game of basic

elements of geometry that creates

a path that leads gradually and

continuously to the Place ofWorship.


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Church of Light


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Tadao Ando 's most remarkable works

are certainly the religious buildings.

The church of the light is located in the

north-east of the centre of Osaka.

This church is a simple building that

makes the most of what it can.

Consisting of only six walls and a

ceiling, it is a testament to the phrase

less is more.

A cruciform is cut into the concrete

behind the altar, and lit during the

morning (as it is facing east).


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In the chapel light enters from behind

the altar from a cross cut in theconcrete wall that extends vertically

from floor to ceiling and horizontally

from wall to wall, aligning perfectly

with the joints in the concrete.

From this cruciform shape an abstractand universal light seems to befloating on the concrete wall, its rays

extending and receding over time with

the movement of the sun.

At this intersection of light and solidthe occupant is meant to become

aware of the deep division between

the spiritual and the secular within

himself or herself.


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The Church of the Light consists of

three 5.9m concrete cubes (5.9m wide

x 17.7m long x 5.9m high) penetratedby a wall angled at 15, dividing the

cube into the chapel and the entrance

area.

Circulation into the space is controlled

by the angled wall.

One indirectly enters the church by

slipping between the two volumes, one

that contains the Sunday school and

the other that contains the worship

hall. The benches, along with the floor

boards, are made of re-purposed

scaffolding used in the construction.


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Zen philosophies-simplicity

Use of exposed concrete

Play between translucence and

opacity

Walls- basic element of

architecture

Minimal ornamentation.

Andos style uses simple

geometric forms, lots of exposed

concrete and the creative use of

natural light.

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