内容简介
Thisuniquevisualhistorydocumentsinpicturesthemostexcitinganddynamicperiodofarchitecture:fromtheearly20thcenturytothepresentday,coveringallthekeymovements,stylesandarchitects,togetherwithmanylesserknownbutimportantnamesandbuildings.Througharchivalandfull-colourphotography,plansandarchitecturaldrawings,thebookillustratesthechangingnatureofarchitectureanditsexpansionduringthisperiodfromtheearlydevelopmentsofconcreteandthesteelframe,throughnationalstylesofarchitectureandtheeruptionofModernismtotheinfluenceofscienceandengineeringinthepost-warperiod,theprovocativeargumentsofPostmodernisminthe1980s,rightuptotoday’ssuperstarsandglobalbrands.