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Modern Architecture A-Z

With more than 280 entries, this architectural A-Z, now part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, provides an indispensable overview of the key players in the creation of modern space. From the 19th to the 21st century, pioneering architects are presented with a portrait, a short biography and a description of their important works.

As a global architectural tour, you will travel from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to a Japanese concert hall, from Gaudí's Palau Güell in Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi's sports and leisure centre on a former factory site in São Paulo. You'll discover Gio Ponti's coloured geometries, Zaha Hadid's free-flowing futurism, SANAA's luminous interiors and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's unique blend of Scottish tradition and elegant Japonism.

The book's A to Z entries also cover groups, movements and styles to place these leading individual architects within wider building trends across time and geography, including International Style, Bauhaus, De Stijl and more. With illustrations including some of the best architectural photographs of the modern era, this is a comprehensive resource for any architecture professional, student or follower of architecture.

• Hardcover
• 696 pages of text and illustration
• Language: English
• Written and edited by TASCHEN
• Published by TASCHEN Publishing (March 29, 2022)
• ISBN: 9783836583169