In Part II of Phaidon's bid to define architecture, they have published the sequel to The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century Architecture. Their editors have produced an 800-page knockout with 4600 photos and diagrams of the best architecture from the past 9 years. Who knew so much building (exactly 1037 "exemplary buildings") was going on all over the world in such a short time? How big will this book be in 50 years? Phaidon also created a great site to get you hooked, with a limited preview of the book. Here's what's packed inside:
"This collection of key buildings has been chosen through a rigorous selection process involving a panel of expert advisors with specialist input from each world region. The list includes the work of an emerging generation of architectural stars featured alongside buildings by internationally acclaimed architects. Each building is fully illustrated with drawings and photographs, and described by a short essay. Further information includes key facts such as construction cost, client name, area of the building and geographical coordinates. Cross-referencing between projects enables the user to find other buildings by the same architect included in the book. In addition, a mass of useful information is provided including details of architects' practices and extensive indexes."I want Phaidon to document my life.
1 comment:
the first one is great, although definitely not a decisive catalog of the best recent architecture. It's an impossible endeavour but I applaud their effort.
the book is basically its own coffee table. it weighs like 90000lbs.
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