Architecture now! = Architektur heute = L'architecture d'aujourd'hui / Philip Jodidio

Now! more than ever, Architecture is evolving at amazing speed. Appropriated, folded, morphed, contemplated, and contorted - entering into a dialog with fashion, ecology, politics, and art - architecture have become one of the most vital and exciting forms of contemporary culture. Unlike other parts of art, architecture must play a practical role - buildings are destined to be used by a wide public. Today's exciting new architecture is at very heart of the urban environment. These homes, boutiques, museums or gigantic office towers are all part of everyday life more than art could ever be. They express the true spirit of the times. The many faces of of ARCHITECTURE NOW! will expand your mind. You'll find the most recent work of more than 60 architects, including familiar names such as Frank O. Gehry, Richard Meier, Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, and Philippe Starck, as well as newcomers sure to be the star architects of the future. Highlights include Jakob + MacFarlane's morphological Restaurant at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Diller + Scofidio's Blur Building proposal for Switzerland (an ovular structure, encapsulated by a fine mist of water....