Norman Foster Sketchbooks 1975–2020 assembles over 500 drawings from Foster's personal sketchbooks to trace how some of the most influential architectural projects of the past five decades took shape on paper — thought made visible in real time.
About This Book
The architectural sketchbook occupies a unique position in design practice: more immediate than a drawing, more considered than a note. This first volume in a new series from the Norman Foster Foundation gathers more than 500 sketches, drawings, and annotations spanning five decades of Norman Foster's career. Edited by architectural historian Jorge Sainz, the collection is organised to reveal not just finished ideas but the generative process behind Foster's most influential projects — the inspirations, corrections, and leaps of thinking that precede built form. For architects and students of architectural design process, it is a rare window into how complex spatial concepts are first registered and then developed by hand.
Key Features
- 416 pages of sketches, drawings, and annotations spanning Foster's career from the 1970s to the present
- Edited by architectural historian Jorge Sainz
- More than 500 drawings drawn from Foster's personal sketchbooks
- Published by Ivory Press
What You'll Discover
- How Foster's complex architectural concepts first emerge and evolve through freehand drawing
- The personal and reflective character of sketchbook practice as distinct from formal architectural representation
- Insights into the inspirations behind Foster's most influential projects, as recorded in his own hand
- The launch of a new series dedicated to examining Foster's career through primary drawn material
About the Author
This volume is produced by the Norman Foster Foundation, the organisation established to advance the work and legacy of architect Norman Foster. It is edited by Jorge Sainz, an architectural historian whose editorial work focuses on architectural drawing and the communication of design.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 416
- Dimensions: 22 x 31 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788494717925
- Publisher: Ivory Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, architecture students, and design researchers with an interest in creative process, architectural drawing, and the career of Norman Foster.