20th Century World Architecture portrays, for the first time, an overview of the
finest built architecture from around the world completed between 1900 and 1999.
The unprecedented global scope of this collection of over 750 key buildings
juxtaposes architectural icons with regional masterpieces. Specially designed
and commissioned graphics at the start of the atlas explore the changing
economic and political contexts of architectural production throughout this
fascinating century, and highlight the flow of architectural ideas and
architects around the globe. The selection of projects brilliantly illustrates
the built outcomes of these formal and cultural influences in every corner of
the world, with some surprising revelations. Divided into six