Stansted International Airport

Synopsis: Describes the terminal building at Stansted Airport, Norman Foster’s largest building in Britain, which features a distinctive floating umbrella roof, supported by 36 free-standing steel trees, together with glazed curtain walls, giving an impression of extraordinary lightness. Architect John Winter talks, on site, to Spencer de Grey, Director of Foster Associates, and to David Williams of the British Airports Authority.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: Sale; 2005 sale: £75.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Reviewed in British Council FVR 209, Jul 91.
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: airports; architectural design; buildings; Stansted International Airport

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