With more than 280 entries, this architectural A-Z, now part of our
Bibliotheca Universalis series, offers an indispensable overview of the
key players in the creation of modern space. From the period spanning
the 19th to the 21st century, pioneering architects are featured with a
portrait, concise biography, as well as a description of her or his
important work.
Like a bespoke global architecture tour, you'll travel from Manhattan
skyscrapers to a Japanese concert hall, from Gaudí's Palau Güell in
Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi's sports and leisure center in a former
factory site in São Paulo. You'll take in Gio Ponti's colored
geometries, Zaha Hadid's free-flowing futurism, the luminous interiors
of SANAA, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's unique blend of Scottish
tradition and elegant japonisme.
The book's A to Z entries also cover groups, movements, and styles to
position these leading individual architects within broader building
trends across time and geography, including International Style,
Bauhaus, De Stijl, and much more. With illustrations including some of
the best architectural photography of the modern era, this is a
comprehensive resource for any architecture professional, student, or
devotee.
About the series
Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the
eclectic TASCHEN universe!
