Glancey, Jonathan.

Modern world architecture / Jonathan Glancey - London, United Kingdom : Cariton Books Limited, c2011 - 480 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Arts and crafts -- Classicism -- Organic -- Modernism -- Postmodernism -- Robotic -- Cities -- Futures -- Iconic.

The brand new edition of this stunning volume covers the world's leading architects and architectural styles from the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 1900's to the Postmodernism of today. Focusing on one landmark structure per page, it explores the aesthetics and historical significance of 440 international masterworks, from New York City's famed Chrysler Building and Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling water to Frank Gehry's Disney Concert Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and the Beijing International Airport.

9781847327291


ARCHITECTURE, MODERN -- 20TH CENTURY

NA 680 .G53 2011