Contemporary European architects. /

Amsoneit, Wolfgang, -1947

Contemporary European architects. / [Wolfgang Amsoneit]. - Koln : Taschen, c1991-1998. - 6 v. : ill (chiefly col.) 30 cm.

Contents : v.1 by Wolfgang Amsoneit v.2 by Dick Meyhofer -- v.3-6 by Philip Jodidio. Text in English, French, and German.

Features the works of the contemporary European architects distincts of its eleticism as the coexistence of divergent trends and neo-Modernism.Presents a cross-section of recent buildings by such well known figures such as Sir Norman Foster and Renzo Piano,as well as the more experiemental work of younger designers such as Erikvan Egerat,Dominique Perrault and Bernard Tschumi.The scale of the building presented also varies between large structures such as the Hall 26 for the Deutsche Messe of Thomas Herzog/artner in Hanover .Germany.With styles ranging from ascetic minimalism to more raucus variations on deconstructivism and often at the forefront of contemporary creativity.

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