What Amazon says about the Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture:
- a global survey of the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture ... completed in the last five years.
- Organized geographically and illustrated with global, regional and sub-regional maps locating each building ... includes some of the most influential projects as well as many lesser-known buildings from around the world.
- Sections on World Data, Building Data and Architect's Biographies build up a detailed picture of the influences on contemporary architecture today.
- ... well-known and respected international practitioners such as Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Sir Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & De Meuron, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known architects
- ... provides a unique opportunity to examine contemporary architecture as a global phenomenon with all the cross-cultural influences and commonality this suggests, as well as illustrating the diversity that is generated by climate (from the Arctic circle to the African deserts), culture (from the technologically advanced secularism of western Europe to traditional rural communities) and economics (from the wealthy post-industrial mega-economies to some of the most economically challenged countries of the developing world).
- ... divided into six geographical regions with detailed maps in each section providing geographical orientation and an understanding of where contemporary architecture is being commissioned, designed and built.
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