A guide to the prominent architectural movements of the last 25 years.

• More than 120 of today's architecturally significant homes, selected by a panel of international consultants • A written and visual journey through the homes of different times and cultures-from Mayan thatched huts to the grand palaces of Europe and Asia • Includes an "Architects A-Z" feature--an easy-reference historical guide to the architects who have shaped architectural trends and design From inner-city living and outer-city sprawl to spectacular country retreats and glimpses to the future, the architectural solutions used by today's architects can be found in Home. The book offers an insider's perspective, drawing on examples from history through to current trends. Home features easy to read floor plans and section views, stunning photography and perspectives from the architects themselves. Home is a beautifully rich and inspiring visual reference book for anyone interested in designing, creating, and expanding their knowledge of architecture and home design.

Presents exciting contemporary commercial and industrial design projects by thirty professional architects from around the world.

Explores "fundamental questions about how good--and not-so-good--buildings are designed and constructed. Introducing the reader to the rich and varied world of modern architecture, [the author] takes us behind the scenes, revealing how architects as different as Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, and Robert A. M. Stern envision and create their designs"--Dust jacket flap.

There is a copius and wide-ranging body of literature on Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Germany's most important 19th-century architect.This volume hopes to fill the gap by providing the fullest possible compliation.

This work traces the evolution of North American architectual work from 1960 to 1995. The book explores its developments and innovations through the themes of ideology, place, social change, technology, the city and the environment. It features 78 projects and both examines and offers critical insights into the debates surrounding architecture today.

Includes some contributions from Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) students, graduates and faculty, such as K. Michael Hays, Sanford Kwinter and Michael Meredith.

Architecture Today: Interior Design takes readers through all the steps of renovating and redesigning a home, using the remodeling of a single apartment as a case study. Full-color and black-and-white photos and drawings bring the process to life, and members of the design and construction team offer their thoughts on the challenges that arise each step of the way. See professional reactions to code issues, structural upgrades, plumbing changes and the continual challenge to stay true to the homeowners requirements and vision. The book features detailed analysis of how each change increases the functionality and value of the property, and offers a rich selection of inspirations for anyone planning their own large-scale interior design project.

Our 2007 hit Natural Architecture introduced artists and architects who transform the act of building into a fascinating new art form. Built from humble elements—branches, twigs, straw, bamboo—and fulfilling a wide variety of intentions—sometimes structural, sometimes sculptural, sometimes sacred—their fantastical creations resonate with an innate natural beauty. Natural Architecture Now features all-new site-specific installations by an international list of contributors. From an engineered oasis and climbing structure in Joshua Tree National Park to an intricate bamboo installation on top of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to a residential mud structure prototype created by Architecture for Humanity Tehran, each project points a way forward for architects to engineer a new organic simplicity of structure and form.