Author Lubell, Sam Additional authorGoldin, Greg Publisher Phaidon Press Limited (London, 2024) Language(eng) English ISBN9781838666538 SeriesUnknown EditionUnknown SubjectUNBUILT ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS--PICTORIAL WORKS;ARCHITECTURE--DESIGNS AND PLANS--20TH CENTURY;ARCHITECTURE--DESIGNS AND PLANS--21ST CENTURY; NoteIncludes index; AbstractThe Atlas of Never Built Architecture features hundreds of the most spectacular unbuilt projects of the 20th and 21st centuries in a comprehensive, geographically arranged survey. At times impractical or fanciful but always imaginative and ambitious, the projects included in this ground-breaking book reveal the incredible diversity of ideas that have emerged from the world’s most influential architects. A vast array of imagery, from initial sketches and paintings to etchings and digital renderings, offers insight into how architectural projects are conceived and developed, and the book features a wide-ranging selection of projects, such as parliamentary buildings, museums, arts centers, skyscrapers, artificial islands, and city plans. Futuristic visions from the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, and Le Corbusier, sit alongside more contemporary proposals from talents such as Norman Foster, Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, Steven Holl, and Zaha Hadid to show how our built environments could have looked very different indeed.

Number of pages367 pages Dimension35 cm Other descriptionillustrations