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Derek Walker Associates: The View from Great Linford (Architectural Monographs No 43)

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Architectural projects well illustrated by excellent photos mostly in color; also plans, sections, elevations, hard line axonometric views, hand sketches of excellent quality, and short text descriptions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Established in 1960, Derek Walker Associates has been involved in many award-winning building projects and is closely linked with education in planning and architecture. This monograph analyzes the firm's designs for furniture and interiors through to landscape, infrastructure and urban design.
SYNOPSIS:
Established in 1960, Derek Walker Associates has been involved in a wide range of projects including public and private housing, churches, educational buildings, hospitals, leisure and recreational facilities and shopping centres. Many of the buildings have won special awards and have achieved widespread recognition throughout the world. Derek Walker was the Chief Architect and Planner to the New City of Milton Keynes, UK, a development for 250,000 people. Based in London, with an office in Italy, Derek Walker Associates is closely linked with education in planning and architecture, carrying out seminars and lectures throughout the United States, Italy, Germany and the UK. Divided into five sections, this monograph analyzes the firm's designs for furniture and interiors through to landscape, infrastructure and urban design. It also includes the designs for "Wonderworld", a scheme in England which takes the American idea of theme parks and gives it an English angle. Essays by James Gowan, Peter Davey and Sir Norman Foster are also presented.
CONTENTS
Introduction by Stephen Gardiner 6
Finding the Needle in a Design Haystack by Iain Quicke 12
Designing a Museum by Guy Wilson 14
Process and Principles by Derek Walker 16
PROJECTS
Leeds Laundry 28
Landscape Strategy, Milton Keynes 30
The Villages, Milton Keynes 36
Industrial and Commercial Prototypes, Milton Keynes 38
Citywide Infrastructure, Milton Keynes 42
Central Area, Milton Keynes 44
Central Area Housing, Milton Keynes 50
Willen Lake, Milton Keynes 52
Community Projects, Milton Keynes 54
Jubail and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 56
The City Clubs, Milton Keynes 60
Whitney Museum Development, New York 64
Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam 68
Gyosei International School, Milton Keynes 70
Resort Telluride, Colorado 72
Commodores Point, Jacksonville, Florida 78
Sculpture Park, Milton Keynes 80
E12 Publip Housing, Milton Keynes 84
Manzana Diagonal, Barcelona 86
WonderWorld Development, Northamptonshire 88
The Lijnbaan, Rotterdam 96
The Pijp, Amsterdam 100
EnergyWorld, Northamptonshire 102
Leeds Playhouse and Wycombe Arts Centre 106
Everards Model Brewery, Northamptonshire 110
Kowloon Park, Hong Kong 112
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 116
Star Site, Birmingham 118
Happy Valley Racecourse Development, Hong Kong 122
Royal Armouries Museum, Sheffield 126
Ushiku City, Tokyo 128
Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds 132
Shatin Racecourse Development, Hong Kong 138
Project Credits 142