Taschen GmbH Modern Architecture AZ (3, 2016) | TASCHEN,UNKNOWN

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. Featuring modern architectural photography, this is a comprehensive source book for any architecture professional, student, or devotee.