Architects Today

Rattenbury, Kester; Bevan, Robert; Long, Kieran

ISBN 10: 1856694925 / ISBN 13: 9781856694926

Published by Laurence King Publishing, United Kingdom, 2006

About this Item

«Written by three architectural journalists, this book cuts the world's greatest and most provocative practicing architects down to size both the old and established and the rising stars. With two fully illustrated pages for each architect, a clear, lively design, and an alphabetical organization, Architects Today breaks down the usual arcane architectural categorizations. It offers an insight and introduction to key contemporary architects as well as a snapshot of the varied nature of today s architecture. For each architect, the book gives key biographical information as well as illustrations of their most representative and iconic buildings, and an assessment of their place in the international scene. This volume will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary architecture, as both an introduction and as a handy reference source.».

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Architects Today
• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 1856694925
• ISBN 13: 9781856694926
• Binding: Couverture souple
• Condition: Neuf
• Seller catalogs:
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • ENGLISH BOOKS

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Synopsis

Have you ever wanted to have information about the world's most influential practising architects at your fingertips? Written by three architectural journalists, this book cuts the world's greatest and most provocative practising architects down to size both the old and established and the rising stars. With two, fully illustrated pages for each architect, a clear, lively design and an alphabetical organization, it breaks down the usual arcane architectural categorizations. It offers both an insight and introduction to the key contemporary architects as well as giving a snapshot of the varied nature of architecture today. For each architect the book gives the key details of their life and work and illustrations of the most representative and iconic buildings, as well as assessing their place in the international scene. This volume will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary architecture, both as an introduction and as a handy reference source.

About the Author

Kester Rattenbury trained as an architect and did a PhD on bias in architectural journalism before becoming an architectural journalist herself. She now teaches architecture at the University of Westminster. Robert Bevan is an architectural journalist based in London and Sydney. Kieran Long is deputy editor of Icon magazine.