"Steven Holl was born in 1947 and graduated in architecture from the University of Washington; he completed his training in Italy (1970) and at the Architectural Association School in London (1976), Intertwining (New York, 1996) and Written in Water (Basel, 2002). They embody his contribution to discussion of the current significance of architectural practice. Since 1976 he has run the studio that bears his name in New York, and in the last fifteen...

Throughout the twentieth century the United States has provided remarkably fertile ground for innovative residential architecture, from the Shingle Style pioneered on the East Coast in the late nineteenth century to the deconstructivist experiments in California today. Over the decades, American and international architects alike responded to this country's rising standard of living, rapidly expanding suburbs, and receptive often liberal clients -...

This is the most comprehensive study to date of the work of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando, one of the leading figures of his generation. Born in Osaka in 1940, Ando has had less than a decade in which to develop his national and international reputation, starting with his Azuma Residence of 1976 to his Rokko hillside housing complex, completed in 1983.

Examines the aims and basic characteristics of the Russian constructivist style of architecture and analyzes the influence of the industrial and Russian revolutions on this style's development.

Focuses on the architecture of Prague from the turn of the century to the end of World War II. The book documents the architects, structures and theoretical underpinnings that helped to shape Prague's cultural heritage and present-day artistic spirit.