A condensed version of the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture, this travel edition is pocket sized and portable, ideal for the holiday or business traveler. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, sub-regional and city maps, the buildings are easily located. The book contains over 1,000 buildings including 50 new projects, each of which is illustrated with a single image and accompanied by a brief description, with addresses, websites and telephone numbers.
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". . . a world smorgasbord. Good gift if you think chain stores and strip malls have eaten the world."- Los Angeles Times
"An elegant, universal travel guide. Well illustrated, meticulously researched and genuinely international, it is small enough to take away with you."- Financial Times Books of the Year 2011
"This handy little guide is for architecture lovers who wish to take in some of the world's great buildings on their travels. . . will be to architecture students what 1,000 Films to See Before I Die is to film buffs."- Self Build and Design
"Provides a fascinating overview of the world skyline today."- Conde Nast Traveler.com
"An ideal companion for all travellers who love architecture."- designboom.com
"This is a quick and marvelous introduction to contemporary examples of world architecture and a must for travelers fond of architecture."- The Chicago Tribune
"An elegant, universal travel guide. Well illustrated, meticulously researched and genuinely international, it is small enough to take away with you."- Financial Times Books of the Year 2011
"This handy little guide is for architecture lovers who wish to take in some of the world's great buildings on their travels. . . will be to architecture students what 1,000 Films to See Before I Die is to film buffs."- Self Build and Design
"Provides a fascinating overview of the world skyline today."- Conde Nast Traveler.com
"An ideal companion for all travellers who love architecture."- designboom.com
"This is a quick and marvelous introduction to contemporary examples of world architecture and a must for travelers fond of architecture."- The Chicago Tribune
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''As comprehensive as it is sweeping, the Atlas is an indispensable work of reference for the architecture of our time.'' Richard Meier
''The international civilization of our hoped-for world seems somehow hinted at by the breadth of geographical reach in Phaidon's Atlas. I especially love to discover a work by an architect I haven't known in a remote place I have never seen.'' Steven Holl
''We rely on The Phaidon Atlas to continually seek out new hot spots of architecture around the world.'' Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
''This diverse collection of projects from around the globe speaks to the vitality within the current architectural landscape. Nowhere else will you find such a comprehensive survey of contemporary architecture.'' Hitoshi Abe
''The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century of World Architecture provides readers with instant access to the full range of issues confronting architects across the globe....an inspiring compendium.'' Sean Godsell --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
''The international civilization of our hoped-for world seems somehow hinted at by the breadth of geographical reach in Phaidon's Atlas. I especially love to discover a work by an architect I haven't known in a remote place I have never seen.'' Steven Holl
''We rely on The Phaidon Atlas to continually seek out new hot spots of architecture around the world.'' Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
''This diverse collection of projects from around the globe speaks to the vitality within the current architectural landscape. Nowhere else will you find such a comprehensive survey of contemporary architecture.'' Hitoshi Abe
''The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century of World Architecture provides readers with instant access to the full range of issues confronting architects across the globe....an inspiring compendium.'' Sean Godsell --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Guy Rogers
Format:Hardcover
A magnificent book, which is indeed current to within the last year, including buildings such as `The birds nest' used in the Chinese Olympics and Toronto's ROM, but not their recently updated AGO.
The buildings are described well in the text along with Architectural designs and copious images of the building from internal and external sources.
The layout is done well by splitting into continents and then countries and maps to should proximity. Which if one is travelling to an area, makes it easy to go and explore some of the buildings in the book.
Phaidon consistently publishes well put together books and this keeps up the trend. Like the Phaidon Design Classics set, this book comes in an interesting `carry case', as it is quite heavy !
The buildings are described well in the text along with Architectural designs and copious images of the building from internal and external sources.
The layout is done well by splitting into continents and then countries and maps to should proximity. Which if one is travelling to an area, makes it easy to go and explore some of the buildings in the book.
Phaidon consistently publishes well put together books and this keeps up the trend. Like the Phaidon Design Classics set, this book comes in an interesting `carry case', as it is quite heavy !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By rehantikka
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
As an architect and a professional in the industry, this is an invaluable asset, a marvelous compilation with an international flavour. Only negative comment is that the compilation lacked the "works" of some of the great contemporary "icons" of the global architectrural profession, these may be in another volume???. Very happy with the contents and can be highly recomended, awaiting more volumes in the series.
The gift card I requested was never included and the green colour special plastic cover which the book was enclosed in was badly damaged and was a big disapointment, perhaps a more sturdy material should be used, specially when being shipped internationally. Sad to see the condition in which it was recived!
The gift card I requested was never included and the green colour special plastic cover which the book was enclosed in was badly damaged and was a big disapointment, perhaps a more sturdy material should be used, specially when being shipped internationally. Sad to see the condition in which it was recived!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although the quality of the information inside is professionally edited and very useful, only the paper quality seems weaker than the previous atlas (the phaidon atlas of contemporary architecture)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
perfect
thanks, the book is what i expected, i appreciate the time. no problem with the book and cover. ok ok
Published 17 days ago by celeste
5.0 out of 5 stars
nice little tiny travel book
i saw the big edition on a library and i love it, only cons is that is an oversize,heavy and an expensive book, so i found this mini version with les pics than the bigger book and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by SERG
5.0 out of 5 stars
Modern architecture must
If you love modern architecture and love books that also include the building plans you need to have this book. I constantly go back to this book for a reread.
Published 14 months ago by eliza
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good encylopedia of sorts
For those interested in architecture, professional and amateur alike, this is one great book. Beng able to see all the newest and enticing examples of contemporary architecture, to... Read more
Published on March 9, 2011 by Burak
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe my favorite book
This is an amazing book chock full of projects that I have never seen before. It is organised intelligently and usually provides good drawings and pictures of each project.
Published on February 23, 2010 by James Anderson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Buyer Beware - Epic Fail
My wife recently ordered this fantastic book as a birthday gift. And yes the book itself is awesome, no doubt about it. Read more
Published on October 9, 2009 by C. Holbech
5.0 out of 5 stars
what can i say
i dont really like this book, because it's not practical to read, it's houge and heavy. BUT! in qualitty i give 10 of 10. if u have big library you NEEd this to :)
Published on August 19, 2009 by Tengiz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant book !!!
I love this book. Good collection of buildings from around the world.
Although the plans aren't overly detailed, the images in this book are stunning. My fav book... :-)
Although the plans aren't overly detailed, the images in this book are stunning. My fav book... :-)
Published on March 19, 2009 by Mightyboy
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture
A great book....something every architect or anyone interested in contemporary architecture should have in
their library.
their library.
Published on February 23, 2009 by Leon Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the money
This book weighs a ton and has a similar price tag, however, it is worth the money and arm strain. Wonderful photos, globally comprehensive and well organized. Read more
Published on February 15, 2009 by G. Morris
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