David Taylor
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David Taylor is a freelance journalist specializing in architecture, property, and design. He is editor of the London Property Review and Retail Property Review and is also a member of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment's panel of writers in London. His work appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of a joint publishing agreement with the publisher of 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die, where the work originally appeared.
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The Gherkin, skyscraper in London that was designed by the architecture firm Foster and Partners and completed in 2004. Formally known as 30 St Mary Axe, the building has become better known by its colloquial name “The Gherkin,” which comes from its shape being similar to a gherkin fruit. It was…
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Publications (1)
1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die: The World's Architectural Masterpieces (October 2007)
This book is a one-stop guide to the world’s greatest architectural achievements. Comprehensive and concise, it contains reviews of the most influential structures ever built worldwide. Covering a diverse array of architectural traditions and construction styles–from the bold and brash to the spiritual and reserved, from Angkor Wat to the Parthenon, from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater to Frank Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim–the book celebrates the vision and achievement of world architecture. Entries...
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