New Directions in Contemporary Architecture: Evolutions and Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988ISBN: 978-0-470-51889-2
Hardcover
240 pages
May 2008
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Rem Koolhaas has defined architecture as a chaotic adventure.
Nothing could be more true than that of the last two decades. Never
has architecture been so unbridled and so extraordinary: the
architectural cast has never been so wide and their works so
diverse. What though if you are new to the subject? How is it
possible to make sense of this seemingly unruly architectural
landscape? There are so many different types of architecture, so
many designers with such varying and even contradictory approaches.
This book is a much needed navigation guide for anyone interested in modern architecture. Organised chronologically, it enables you to find your way through one of the most prolific periods of building design. It looks at buildings in often contrasting styles that have been built almost simultaneously across the world with their roots in very different tendencies and schools of thought. A loose but effective framework is provided, which pulls all these multiple threads together, while key buildings are described individually with a unique clarity and precision.
- Covers seminal works, such as Guggenheim Bilbao and the Jewish Museum in Berlin.
- Features key architects: Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Toyo Ito, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano
- Illustrated with more than 220 colour images
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