CONTEMPORARY WORLD ARCHITECTURE is a new book: this page gives a basic outline of it, plus links to reviews, extracts, and other links to pages within and without this site.
Researched and written by Hugh Pearman, designed by Thomas Manss and Company, and published by the Phaidon Press on August 20, 1998, Contemporary World Architecture is a critical anthology of 13 building types. It covers the period 1970 to 2000, with explanatory forays further back into history.
Contemporary World Architecture has been three years in the making: it is a comprehensive survey of international architecture at the Millennium. Some 660 buildings and projects are described over 512 pages, with 1,000 colour and 211 black and white illustrations. New French, German and Chinese editions in 2003.
Contents
- INTRODUCTION - the way to a 21st century architecture.
- VISUAL ARTS - museums and galleries.
- PERFORMANCE - opera houses, theatres and concert halls.
- LEARNING - schools, universities and libraries.
- RELIGION - places of worship.
- CONSUMERISM - malls, shops and bars.
- LIVING - houses and apartments.
- WORKPLACE - offices and business parks.
- INDUSTRY - factories and research centres.
- LEISURE - theme parks, hotels and visitor centres.
- TRANSPORT - airports, stations and shipping terminals.
- SPORT - stadia, gymnasia and pools.
- THE CIVIC REALM - public space and structures.
- TOWERS - vertical cities.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY - sorted by typology, geographical location, architects.
- INDEX - extensive, fully cross-referenced.
Hugh Pearman is the architecture and design critic of The Sunday Times, London.
UK price: £59.95
USA price: $89.95.
China: 480 Yuan RMB (softback only)
It will also be sold in all other global markets.
ISBN: 0 7148 3743 1
ISBN: 7111 12100 7 (China Machine Press licensed edition)
Further UK information from The Phaidon Press Ltd, Regent's Wharf, All Saints Street, London N1 9PA, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 171 843 1234. Fax: +44 (0) 171 843 1111. e-mail Phaidon UK Customer Service
Further United States information: Contact Phaidon Press Inc, 7195 Grayson Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111, USA. Tel: 1 877 PHAIDON (toll-free). Fax: 1 877 742 4370 (toll-free). e-mail Phaidon USA Customer Service
Real pictures:
