Architecture in the USA

Hardcover, 23.1 x 28.9 cm



Contemporary architecture by country



TASCHENs new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects or firms most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.



Architects featured:



Asymptote

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Boora Architects

Diller Scofidio Renfro

Frank O. Gehry

Steven Holl

Michael Jantzen

Jones, Partners: Architecture

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis

Richard Meier

Morphosis

Eric Owen Moss

James Stuart Polshek

Antoine Predock

Rural Studio

Scogin Elam

Williams and Tsien




Series author: Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was Editor-in-Chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books, including TASCHEN’s Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando, and Renzo Piano.