SPECTACULAR BUILDINGS

Rather tha merely fulfillig a aesthetic purpose, today's ew buildigs have cultural, political, ad social importace, ad oly those that succeed i reflectig these values, i combiatio with a ovel approach to the practice of architecture, ca be cosidered as spectacular. Challeged by a icreasigly complex urba cotext, the buildigs must carefully itegrate their desigs ito the existig urba fabric through a skillful ad sesitive iterpretatio of the buildigs' purpose ad relatioship with the public. Bearig i mid these issues ad criteria, this book gathers a selectio of cotemporary projects completed withi the last few years that exemplify the latest treds i the creatio of promiet istitutioal, corporate, retail, cultural ad educatioal facilities aroud the world.