edited by Willy Boesiger
Boesinger worked on this monograph series from 1929 to 1970 in direct
cooperation with Le Corbusier to produce what is widely regarded as the
most definitive statement on Modern Architecture. The eight volumes
combine to give you the most complete legacy of Le Corbusier available
on the market. This set has greatly influenced contemporary architects
such as Tadao Ando.
by Barbara Lamprecht
Neutra apprenticed under Frank Lloyd Wright, but it his European roots
are readily apparent in the clean modern lines of his buildings. Neutra
also championed the Health House , the breathtaking home of Dr. Lovell
overlooking Hollywood, long before it became a fashionable term.
by Peter Buchanan
This is a stunning 4-volume series in progress, which showcases all of
Piano's work to date, ranging from the Centre Pompidou in Paris to the
Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in New Caledonia. Piano's
Building Workshop is one of the more innovative architectural design
studios in the world today.
by Philip Jodidio
Tadao Ando has certainly had one of the most unique paths to architecture.
He apparently started out as a truck driver, before discovering the
monographs of Le Corbusier. Largely self-taught, Ando has become one
of the leading architects today, combining rigorous modernism with a
strong sense of place in such projects as The Church of Light in Ibaraki,
Osaka, Japan
edited by Gordana Fontana-Giusti
Zaha Hadid has been a leading force in contemporary architecture, having
recently won the Pritzker Prize (2004). She often pushes the structural as
well as the spatial limits of architecture in such buildings as the Vitra Fire
Station in Rhein, Germany. Her work continues to grow and develop in
such projects as the BMW Plant in Leipzig.
