10x10 3：Architects 10Critics

You'llbeamazedbywhat'shappenedsince"10x10_2".Greenarchitecturehasgonefromnoveltytonecessity,wallshavegonefromnecessarytooptional,hulahoopshavebecomeabuildingmaterial.Localisthenewinternational.Architectureisthenewart.The100architectsfeaturedinthisvolume,thelatestinoursuccessful"10x10"series,arepushingtheboundariesofdesignandredefiningtheverymeaningofarchitecture:abuildingslicedinhalfinordertodesignthespaceinbetween;aone-tonfloatingobjectofseemingweightlessness;ahigh-endshopindowntownSeoulcoveredentirelyinvegetation;and,askyscraperthatseemstodisappearonsunnydays.Thisisarchitectureasyou'veneverseenitbefore."10x10_3"isacomprehensiveandglobalviewofnewarchitecture,presentingtheworkof100up-and-comingarchitectsfromaroundtheworld,selectedby10ofthebest-informedcritics,curators,andarchitects.TheyincludeJosephGrima(USA);KengoKuma(Japan);PeterSchmal(Germany);andAiWeiwei(China).Arrangedalphabeticallybyarchitect,thebookfeaturesmorethan1,500illustrationsofapproximately350buildingsandprojectsfromthepastfiveyears,includingrecentlybuiltworkaswellascompetitionentries,theoreticalprojects,andworksunderconstruction.Eachcuratorhascontributedashortessaywrittenexclusivelyforthispublicationononebuildingoronearchitectthatheorshebelievestohavehadaprofoundimpactonthecourseofarchitecture,plustenbriefessaysonhis/hernominatedarchitects.Thebookincludesbiographiesofallthearchitectsandcurators.Slovenia.Portugal.Chile.China.India.Brazil.Canada.Mexico.Hungary.Japan.Korea.Taiwan.Russia.Thesearejustsomeofthecountrieswheretheseyoungfirmspractice."10x10_3"willintroduceyoutothearchitectsredefiningwhatitmeanstodesigntoday,andthearchitecturethatwillforeverchangethewayyouthinkaboutwhat'spossible.Thisiscuttingedge.Thisisnow.Thisis"10x10_3".