Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture | 
| Author: Editors Of Phaidon Press
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 10345
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Ill
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 812
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16.5
Dimensions (in): 20.6 x 16.1 x 4.1
ISBN: 0714848743
Dewey Decimal Number: 720
EAN: 9780714848747
ASIN: 0714848743
Publication Date: November 5, 2008
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Product Description
The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture is a comprehensive portrayal of the finest built architecture from around the world completed since the year 2000. Divided into six world regions, the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture provides an important overview of global and local trends in architecture for a wide range of users. The geographical contexts for twenty-first century architectural production are explored in a global framework presented in accessible graphic formats. Each of the six world regions is introduced by an in-depth look at their unique urban and architectural issues. This statistical data has been researched and analyzed by a team of from the London School of Economics.
More than 1000 key buildings have been chosen through a rigorous selection process involving a panel of expert advisors and specialists from every region. Each building is fully illustrated with drawings and photographs, and each is described by a short essay. Further information includes key data such as construction cost, client name, area of the building, and geographical coordinates. Cross-referencing between projects helps the user to find other buildings by the same architect included in the book. In addition, a mass of useful information is provided, including details about the architects' practices, as well as extensive indices.
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Hotel at Marqués de Riscal, 2007, Elciego, Spain, architect: Gehry Partners | 
White Temple, 2000, Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, architect: Tagashi Yamaguchi | 
CCTV and TVCC Centres, 2008,Beijing, China, architect: Office for Metropolitan Architecture | 
Orchid House, 2006, Medellin, Colombia, architect: Plan B Architects with JPRCR Architects | 
Holman House, 2005, Sydney, Australia, architect: Durbach Block Architects | 
Casa da Musica, 2005, Porto, Portugal, architect: Office for Metropolitan Architecture |
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Inspiration for the concrete jungle November 18, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
A magnificent book, which is indeed current to within the last year, including buildings such as `The birds nest' used in the Chinese Olympics and Toronto's ROM, but not their recently updated AGO.
The buildings are described well in the text along with Architectural designs and copious images of the building from internal and external sources.
The layout is done well by splitting into continents and then countries and maps to should proximity. Which if one is travelling to an area, makes it easy to go and explore some of the buildings in the book.
Phaidon consistently publishes well put together books and this keeps up the trend. Like the Phaidon Design Classics set, this book comes in an interesting `carry case', as it is quite heavy !
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