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Architecture, Industry and Innovation 
The Early Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners 

Reviewed by Lester Paul Korzilius  
Approximately 165 words 

Published in Oculus, April 1996 

This is the second Phaidon volume on high-tech British architect Nicholas Grimshaw covering his work from 1965-1988. A previous volume covered the work from 1988-1993, and a planned third volume will cover 1993-1996. Most of the projects in this volume are industrial type buildings with moderate construction budgets. Like early Foster and Rogers buildings, there is a preponderant emphasis on structure. 

The Financial Times Print Works (1988) established Grimshaw=s international reputation. The design makes the printing process a major part of the architecture. One views the entire printing process through an intricately detailed 300 foot long glass wall. Other notable buildings covered in this volume include a structurally expressive grocery store in north London for Sainsbury=s with a 140 foot free span and a suburban home products store featuring a large span roof supported from a single mast. 

This book will be of particular interest for those architects enthusiastic about high-tech architecture and those who have a particular interest in the work of Grimshaw and Partners. 

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