Governments, cultural institutions, local administrations, multinational firms, and educational institutions are commissioning celebrated architects to provide their headquarters with the prestige and exclusiveness that these designers' works embody. This book is a journey through the most important of these new buildings, from auditoriums and museums to city halls and stadiums. Each of these monumental projects expresses a unique style while integrating innovations in form, function, construction techniques and materials. Includes work by: Zaha Hadid, Frank o. Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Rafael Moneo, EMBT, Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando, Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, Dominique Perrault, Renzo Piano, David Chipperfield, Steven Holl, Alvaro Siza, Kazuyo Sejima, Rem Koolhaas, MVRDV, Grimshaw & Partners, Daniel Libeskind, Helmut Jahn and Legorreta & Legorreta.
