With 300 profiles of the key players in the creation of modern space, the TASCHEN coffee table book "Modern Architecture A-Z" provides an indispensable overview in architecture. Pioneering architects, covering modern architecture from the 19th to the 21st century, are each described with a portrait and brief biography, as well as a description of his or her significant work.

Like a tailored global architectural journey, this book lets you travel from skyscrapers in Manhattan to a Japanese concert hall, from Antoni Gaudí's Palau Güell in Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi's sports and leisure center on a former factory site in São Paulo. You'll see the colorful geometries of Gio Ponti, the free-flowing futurism of Zaha Hadid, the bright interiors of SANAA and the unique blend of Scottish tradition and elegant Japonism of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

The book's A to Z entries also cover groups, movements and styles to place these leading individual architects within broader building trends through time and geography, including International Style, Bauhaus, De Stijl and 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 enthusiast.

Specifications
Title: Modern Architecture A-Z
Publisher: TASCHEN
Size: 264 x 350 x 53 mm
Size: 672 pages
Weight: 4254 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783836583169

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TASCHEN is a leading art book publisher known for its dazzling and bold world of striking coffee-table books on architecture, aphrodisia, art, design, fashion, photography, pop culture, style and travel. Working closely with renowned creative partners, the company has published thousands of titles in dozens of languages. From the essential Basic Art series to SUMO-sized Collector's...