20 CENTURY WORLD ARCHITECTURE

20th-Century World Architecture The Phaidon Atlas - The only resource of its kind, 20th-Century World Architecture contains, in a single volume, over 750 of the most outstanding works of architecture built between 1900 and 1999 - Unprecedented global overview of the architecture of the twentieth century, putting the accepted canon in a new perspective - Features the work of internationally renowned architects alongside projects by regional pioneers - Includes every imaginable building type, from the smallest single houses, cafes and zoo structures to huge, utopian housing projects, centres of government, and new universities - Each project has been selected by an expert industry panel with input from over 150 specialist advisors from every geographical region - Contains specially commissioned maps and graphic data that interprets and explores architecture’s changing global contexts during the century - Extensive indexes enable easy cross-referencing and comparison of data, and provide additional information on architects - This essential addition to any architecture library is a remarkable resource with an unprecedented geographical scope, and an unparalleled level of data on twentieth-century architecture