THE ELEMENTS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE

This ambitious book is aimed at a new generation of architects who take technology for granted but seek to understand the principles of what makes a building meaningful and enduring. Fifty buildings by the best-known and -recognized modern architects, from Aalto t o Gehry, from Le Corbusier to Hadid, are represented in illustrations that explore all facets of the buildings creation. Starting fr om its site, each building is analysed through its surroundings, use of natural light, volumes and massing/ its programme and circul ation/ i...[Read more]