Contemporary World Architecture

Written by Hugh Pearman, this comprehensive survey of architecture around the world from the late 1960s to the end of the 20th century, organized by building function. This book presents over 660 recent public and private buildings and offers a critical study of the social, cultural and political changes - advances in building technology, shifting demographics and increasing levels of global communication - that are shaping today's built environment. There are thirteen chapters which cover Visual Arts, Performance, Learning, Religion, Consumerism, Living, Workplace, Industry, Leisure, Transport, Sport, Civic Realm and Towers. An amazing book not to be missed by practitioners, students and lovers of architecture. There are 1001 colour illustrations, 3 black and white illustrations, and 208 line drawings in this 512 page book.