Norman Foster: Commerzbank, Frankfurt am Main (Opus 21) [Hardcover]

Volker Fischer (Author), Ralph Richter (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 1998 | ISBN-10: 3930698218 | ISBN-13: 978-3930698219

Foster's new Commerzbank is architecturally exceptional and also energy efficient.

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Text: German, English

About the Author

The internationally known architecture and design historian Volker Fischer was deputy director of the Deutsches Architektur Museum in Frankfurt for over 10 years. Since 1995 he has been building up a new design department in the Frankfurt Museum fur Kunsthandwerk. In addition to his museum work he teaches history of architecture and design at the Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Offenbach. After studying at the Fachhochschule Dortmund, Ralph Richter rapidly made a name for himself as an architectural photographer. He has photographed buildings by Santiago Calatrava, Coop Himmelblau, Norman Foster, Volker Gienke, Uwe Kiessler and Alessandro Mendini.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Axel Menges (March 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3930698218
• ISBN-13: 978-3930698219
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 11.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,279,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a typical green high rise, February 22, 2002

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This review is from: Norman Foster: Commerzbank, Frankfurt am Main (Opus 21) (Hardcover)

No wonder, there is only one in this world high rise inside which
its running cost is 1/3 of a typical normal office buildings. That is why Sir norman Foster gain so much reputation in Architecture field and Building Services Field. Unfortunatly,
This book is written in Germany. It is very difficult for a English reader to understand it.