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Architects at the cutting edge

Some really inspirational buildings from some of the most cutting-edge architects around. Beautifully presented. A joy to read. - IDFX, London

Architecture Now! Volume 4 proves that the best keep getting better, with new names from all over the world and the most exciting and unique buildings and designs. As always, easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and website addresses.

Here are just a few of the projects that are featured in the book:

A shelter for the needy made out of sandbags
Nomadic Museum made by Shigeru Ban out of shipping containers
A tree house in Germany
New Museums that have been built by Gehry, Mansilla and Tun, Richard Meier or Herzog & de Meuron
The BMW Central Building in Leipzig by Zaha Hadid
Klein Dythams amazing Wedding Chapel in Japan
Design hotels in Berlin, So Paulo, and Cerro Paranal, Chile
The new masterpiece by Rem Koolhaas/OMA - the Central Library in Seattle
Private houses in Mexico City, So Paulo, Corsica, and Great Mackerel Beach, Australia
Mix Las Vegas by Patrick Jouin
A tower that will grow like a tree in New York
With-it architects like David Adjaye, Caramel, Graftlab, Jakob +MacFarlane, Asymptote or Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis
Artists who take on architectural space like Anselm Kiefer, Frank Stella and Bill Viola, or architects who are interested in art, like Peter Eisenman