New Directions in Contemporary Architecture

New Directions in Contemporary Architecture
By:Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi
Published on 2008-05-05 by John Wiley & Sons Incorporated

Rem Koolhaas has defined architecture as a chaotic adventure.Nothing could be more true than that of the last two decades. Neverhas architecture been so unbridled and so extraordinary: thearchitectural cast has never been so wide and their works sodiverse. What though if you are new to the subject? How is itpossible to make sense of this seemingly unruly architecturallandscape? There are so many different types of architecture, somany designers with such varying and even contradictory approaches. This book is a much needed navigation guide for anyoneinterested in modern architecture. Organised chronologically, itenables you to find your way through one of the most prolificperiods of building design. It looks at buildings in oftencontrasting styles that have been built almost simultaneouslyacross the world with their roots in very different tendencies andschools of thought. A loose but effective framework is provided,which pulls all these multiple threads together, while keybuildings are described individually with a unique clarity andprecision. Aaron Betsky, Director of Cincinnati Art Museum:'Comprehensive, coherent and cogent, Puglisi's book sorts out themessy history of the last quarter century of the world's bestarchitecture.' Professor Iain Borden, Head, Bartlett School ofArchitecture, UCL: 'Illuminating and insightful - amust-have read for students.' Hans Ibelings, Editor of A10 new European architecture:'Lucid and concise'. Charles Jencks, Architecture Critic and Author: 'Acompelling, comprehensive overview of the avant-garde since 1988 asit oscillates in and out of the global star system.' Bill Menking, Editor of The Architect's Newspaper:'This is the first clear and systematic study of the culture ofarchitecture from the |reds| of deconstruction to the sustainable|greens|.'

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