New Directions in Contemporary Architecture: Evolutions and Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988

New Directions in Contemporary Architecture: Evolutions and Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988. Rem Koolhaas has defined architecture as a chaotic adventure. Nothing could be more true than that of the last two decades. Never has architecture been so unbridled and so extraordinary: the architectural cast has never been so wide and their works so diverse. What though if you are new to the subject? How is it possible to make sense of this seemingly unruly architectural landscape? There are so many different types of architecture, so many designers with such varying and even contradictory approaches. This book is a much needed navigation guide for anyone interested in modern architecture. Organised chronologically, it enables you to find your way through one of the most prolific periods of building design. It looks at buildings in often contrasting styles that have been built almost simultaneously across the world with their roots in very different tendencies and schools of though. A loose but effective framework is provided, which pulls all these multiple threads together, while key buildings are described individually with a unique clarity and precision. "comprehensive, coherent and cogent, Puglisi's book sorts out the messy history of the last quarter century of the world's best architecture.' - Aaron Betsky "Illuminating and insightful - a must-have read for students.' - Professor Iain Borden 'Lucid and concise'. - Hans Ibelings 'A compelling, comprehensive overview of the avant-garde since 1988 as it oscillates in and out of the global star system.' - Charles Jencks 'This is the first clear and systematic study of the culture of architecture from the "reds" of deconstruction to the sustainable "greens".' - Bill MenkingPuglisi, Luigi Prestinenza is the author of 'New Directions in Contemporary Architecture: Evolutions and Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988', published 2008 under ISBN 9780470518908 and ISBN 0470518901.