Considered the world leader in designing iconic public architecture,Curtis Fentress is redefining the art of civic buildings. In Touchstones of Design:Redefining Public Architecture,Fentress features many of his most innovative and inspiring works.This includes a new vision for LAX that embodies a design philosophy learned through time and experience. Best known of flipping the design of Denver International Airport upside down, Fentress introduces drama and beauty to the spaces communities use everyday. North-Carolina born Fentress left his position with I.M.Pei and Kohn Pedersen Fox to found his own firm in 1980 in Denver and began designing major projects. 建筑师Curtis Fentress被认为是世界典型公共建筑物设计的领先者,他正在重新定义市中心大楼的艺术。在本书中,Fentress列出了他最具创新和给人启发的作品,包括洛杉矶国际机场的新视角,如何通过时间和经历来解读设计中的哲学。还有最著名的丹佛机场的设计,Fentress在空间方面与戏剧和美丽相融合。出生于北卡罗来纳州的Fentress于1980年离开贝聿铭建筑事务所和Kohn Pedersen Fox国际建筑设计所,在丹佛成立自己的公司,开始设计重要工程项目。