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Updated with more than 200 new pages, this XXL-sized monograph is jam-packed with photographs, sketches, and plans that span the architect's entire career to date. It includes ongoing works like the A

Out on a LimbThe sky’s the limit with 50 ingenious tree houses around the worldThe idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal adventures with 50 of the most beautiful, inventive, and enchanting tree houses around the world.From romantic to contemporary, from famed architects to little-known craftsmen, you’ll scale the heights to visit all manner of treetop structures, from a teahouse, restaurant, hotel, and children’s playhouse to simple perches from which to contemplate life, enjoy the view, and discover that tree houses take as many forms as the imagination can offer. With an abundance of gorgeous photographs and illustrations, this is an ode to alternate living, where playful imagination meets eco-sensitive finesse.About the series:Bibliotheca Universalis— Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, d

Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the worlds most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the stadiums for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens or the ne

Though there may be distinctions between a house and a home, the fact remains that the fundamental ideas of shelter, life and death are intertwined with the architecture of the commonplace in every dw

Saving space: Big ideas for small buildingsOver the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with thechallenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today, with re

Shaping the skyline: A special anniversary edition of our go-to architectural digestThe best-selling series of Architecture Now! celebrates its tenth edition with a neat new format andthematic organis

Saving space: Big ideas for small buildings Over the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Toda

Discover the completely unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.

Concrete HeightsThe most exciting projects behind the contemporary concrete trendConcrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is act

There’s No Place Like HomePrivate dwellings of elegance and distinction from around the world

Masterful FormBalance meets movement in the structures of Santiago Calatrava Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. From the Athens 2004 Olympic S

Life in the WoodsCreative cabin architecture, from California to SapporoEver since Henry David Thoreau’s described his two years, two months, and two days of refuge existence at Walden Pond, Massachus

Audacious futurism: The forward-thinking work of a singular architect Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite her designs winning prizes and critical acclaim. Some even said her work was unbuildable. Yet over the past decade she has completed numerous structures including the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (which the New York Times called “the most important new building in America since the Cold War”), the MAXXI Museum in Rome, theGuangzhou Opera House, her first completed project in China, and the London Aquatics Center for the 2012 Olympics.Today, Hadid is firmly established among the élite of world architecture, her audacious and futuristic designs as well as her sense for style and fashion having catapulted her to international fame.

Domestic bliss: Innovative, intimate architecture from China to Chile Designing private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may

The mechanics of lightness: The wide-ranging career of the Italian virtuoso “The array of buildings by Renzo Piano is staggering in scope and comprehensive in the diversity of scal

Master Of Form: Fusion of architecture, art and engineering Santiago Calatrava is a renowned architect, structural engineer and artist. Recent projects such as the Athens 2004 Olympic sports complex

Life in the woods: Creative cabin architecture Ever since Henry David Thoreau’s described his two years, two months, and two days of cabin existence at Walden Pond, Massachusetts in Walden, or, Life

Piano, virtuosoThe wide-ranging career of the master architect“The array of buildings by Renzo Piano is staggering in scope and comprehensive in the diversity of scale, material, and form. He is truly

Building a better future for our planetGreen architecture used to be on the fringes, but it has gone mainstream and this new volume shows, how, why, and where. This is not a technical handbook, but

Cutting edge architecture while you sup and dine The latest architecture and design of restaurants and bars, from L.A. to Tokyo, is the focus of this book. Whether the challenge is merely placing furn

Master innovator: Challenging accepted notions of architectureFrom emergency relief shelters to a cardboard cathedral and exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Pritzker-prize winning architectShig

The man who built the future: Seven decades of work from the Brazilian visionary On the occasion of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer’s 100th anniversary, the New York Times

On the 50th anniversary of Richard Meier's firm, a complete retrospectiveFrom his early days as one of the "New York Five," Richard Meier has been a central figure in contemporary architecture; this u

Cutting edge private dwellings Beyond the fundamental notion of shelter, what defines a house??The broad-ranging selection of extraordinary dwellings in the Architecture Now! Houses series shows the

Where the Grass Really Is GreenerEco-friendly building in the world today The most exciting new buildings today are almost all environmentally aware, sustainable, and conceived to consume less energy

These days, green is the name of the game. There has never been so much interest in the ecological impact of buildings as there is today. This is not a negligible fact in the struggle to control pollu