Architecture Now

More than ever before, architecture at the beginning of the 21st century is changing and evolving at lightning speed. Appropriated, chewed up, mulled over, digested, contemplated, and contorted - gathering up along the way fashion, ecology, politics, and art - architectural concepts become veritable things unto themselves in the present tense. As astoundingly diverse as contemporary architecture is, most importantly it is a reflection of what's happening right now all over the world, in people's minds and in the global collective consciousness.
　　The many faces of world architecture today make for a mind-expanding book. Here you'll find the most recent work of over 60 architects and firms, including familiar names such as O. Gehry, Meier, Ando, Foster, and Starck, as well as a host of newcomers sure to be the architecture-celebrities of future generations. Highlights include Jakob & MacFarlane's morphological Restaurant at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Diller & Scofidio's "Blur Building" proposal for the International Expo 2001 in Switzerland （an ovular structure suspended over a lake, encapsulated by a fine mist of water, creating the look of a cloud hovering over the lake）, and Herzog & de Meuron's remarkable Tate Modern. Proving that contemporary architecture is not limited to physical building design, New York firm Asymptote's Guggenheim Virtual Museum is also included, a place where visitors can take a cyber-stroll through rooms that are designed to be "compelling spatial environments." Presented alphabetically by architect or firm, Architecture Now! can be used like a reference guide, with extensive photographs and illustrations, biographical and contact information for designers, and a careful selection of today's most influential architects. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. : trek, mountain-bike, 4WD and camp, eco-style.

Book Description
The best of contemporary architectural design (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) The creme de la creme of the most influential architects and architectural firms - the definitive reference guide to contemporary architectural design. Here you'll find famillar names, such as O. Gehry, Meier, Ando, Foster, and Starck, as well as a host of brilliant future stars. Highlights include Jakob & MacFarlane's morphological George Restaurant at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Diller & Scofidio's "Blur Building" proposal for the International Expo 2001 in Switzerland, and Herzog & De Meuron's remarkable Tate Modern. Arranged alphabetically by architect or firm, with biographical and contact information for designers and an extensive selection of photographs and illustrations, this volume presents the highlights of Architecture Now! Vol 1.

Book Dimension:
length: (cm)21.7 　　　 　　　 　　　　　 　 width:(cm)17.1

INTRODUCTION
TADAO ANDO
ANDRESEN O`GORMAN
ASYMPTOTE
MARIO BOTTA
WILL BRUDER
SANTIAGO CALATRAVA
DALY,GENIK
DILLER+SCOFIDIO
STEVEN EHRLICH
NORMAN FOSTER
FRANK O.GEHRY
GIGON/GUTYER
ZAHA HADIO
HIROSHI HARA
ZVI HECKER
HERZOG &DE MEURON
STEVEN HOLL
DAVID HOVEY
ARATA ISOZAKI
JAKOB+MACFARLANE
FRANCOISE-HELENE JOURDA
REI KAWAKUBO
KHRAS
WARO KISHI
LAMOTT ARCHITEKTEN
LAMOTT ARCHITEKTEN
FUMIHIKO MAKI
MARMOL RADZINER
RICHARD MEIER
JOSE RAFAEL MONEO
ERIC OWEN MOSS
MVRDV
NEUTELINGS RIEDIJK
JEAN NOUVEL
POLSHEK PARTNERSHIP
CHRISTIAN DE PORTZAMPARC
ELIZABETH DE PORTZAMPARC
RICHARD ROGERS
SCHMIDT,HAMMER&LASSEN
ALVARO SIZA
EDUARDO ROGERS
SCHMIDT,HAMMER&LASSEN
ALVARO SIZA
EDUARDO SOUTO DE MOURA
PHILPPE STARCK
YOSHIO TANIGUCHI
UN STOUDIO
WILLIAMS AND TSIEN
CREDITS

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