Modern Architecture AZ

With almost 300 entries, this architectural A to Z offers an indispensable overview of the key players in the creation of modern space. Covering modern architecture from the 19th into the 21st century, pioneering architects are each featured with a portrait and a concise biography, as well as a description of his or her important work. Like a bespoke global architecture tour, this book will allow you to travel from Manhattan skyscrapers to a Japanese concert hall, from Antoni Gauds Palau Gell in Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardis sports and leisure center on a former factory site in So Paulo. Youll take in Gio Pontis colored geometries, Zaha Hadids free-flowing futurism, the luminous interiors of SANAA, and Charles Rennie Mackintoshs unique blend of Scottish tradition and elegant japonisme. The books 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.