30861 New Forms Taschen 001

In a climate of technological progress, ecological change and economic austerity, architecture finds itself continually confronted by new challenges.

A growing interaction between art and architecture is also leaving its mark. Thus, for example, the works of many architects - from France's Dominique Perrault to Japan's Tadao Ando - allude to Minimalism and Land Art.

Morę than 250 color illustrations, detailed plans, numerous biographies of architects, and a scholarly yet highly readable text provide a compelling interpretation of contemporary architecture, complete with an indication of futurę trends.

About the author and editor:

Philip Jodidio was bom in New Jersey in 1954. He studied art history and economics at Harvard. and has been editor-in-chief of the French art magazine Connaissance desArts in Paris sińce 1980. He has published numerous studies on contemporary architecture.

Front cover:

Frank O. Cohry: Vitra International Furniture Manufacturing Facility and Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany, 1986-89 © Photo: lan McKinnell

Back cover:

Philip Johnson: Gate House, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1995 (Computer drawing)

© Philip Johnson