Title & Author:

Chateau Margaux, France / [presented by] Norman Foster (Foster + Partners).

Publication:

London, England : Pidgeon Digital, 2015.

Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (24 minutes)) : sound, color

Notes:
Norman Foster -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Front -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Interior -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Roof -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Plan, Bird's Eye View -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Plan -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Entrance -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Vines -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Spiral Staircase -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Natural Light -- Chateau Margaux, France By Norman Foster, 2015. Sketch.
Recorded at Foster + Partners' London office in September 2015.

Summary:

Norman Foster is one of the world's pre-eminent architects. With his practice Foster + Partners, Lord Foster has designed every possible building type and worked in every corner of the globe, picking up numerous awards and accolades along the way. For his recently completed winery for Chateau Margaux, Lord Foster drew on the local vernacular to create a different addition to the famous estate. In this talk he discusses why he became so personally involved with the project, about combining recycled materials with cutting edge technology, and his client's delight at the new building's understated boldness.

Subject:

Sustainable architecture.
Architecture durable.

Added entries:

Foster, Norman, 1935- narrator.