Modern Architecture AZ. XL

With nearly 300 entries, this Architecture A to Z offers an indispensable overview of the key players in the creation of modern space. Covering modern architecture from the 19th to the 21st centuries, the pioneering architects are accompanied by a portrait and concise biography, as well as a description of their important work.
Like a tailor-made global architecture tour, this book will allow you to travel from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to a Japanese concert hall, from Antoni Gaudí's Palau Güell in Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi's sports and leisure center in a former factory in St. Paul. You will admire the colorful geometries of Gio Ponti, the fluid futurism of Zaha Hadid, the luminous interiors of SANAA and the unique blend of Scottish tradition and elegant japonisme of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
The book's A to Z entries also cover groups, movements and styles to position these individual prominent architects within broader building trends across time and geography, including the International Style, Bauhaus, De Stijl and much other. With illustrations that include some of the best architectural photography of the modern era, this is a comprehensive resource for any architecture professional, student, or devotee.