architecture, modern

"Uses LEGO models to explore Neoclassical, Art Deco, Brutalist, Modernist, and other architectural styles. Each chapter includes a discussion of the architectural movement, photographs of famous real-life buildings, and a gallery of LEGO models, with step-by-step building instructions"--Provided by publisher.

The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture.

A biography of architect Zaha Hadid, who grew up in Baghdad and went on to design buildings all over the world.

Illustrations and text help chronicle the major developments that have taken place in the field of architecture during the twentieth century.

Discusses the individual and collective achievement of the three American architects.

A catalog of one thousand structural and decorative architectural details, featuring photographs, descriptions, and drawings of building elements, grouped in the categories of structure, facades, roofs and decks, horizontal and vertical connections, enclosure, finishings, framework and glasswork, ironwork and blinds, installations, lighting, new technologies, miscellaneous, environmentalism and sustainability, water features, and landscape design.

Examines the lives and works of thirty-three contemporary women architects, and includes photographs and illustrations that highlight the diversity of their styles.