The most elementary of all the architect's tasks is to provide shelter. Given this age old adage it is remarkable to discover just how many residential solutions are being developed in today's architecture world-wide. This book documents a broad range of houses that have been built around the globe in the past ten years. The ca. 200 projects presented span all of the world's continents and hereby provide an extensive overview of the possibilities being explored in an ever tightly woven global community. At the same time, the differences spawned by differing cultural, climatic, regional, and societal backgrounds are examined. This is an essential reference work for all those interested in one of mankind's most pressing themes.


SPECIAL EDITION

Format: 195 x 240 mm

ca. 576 pages, ca. 700 Illustrations

Softcover

Languages: English, German

ISBN: 978-3-939998-44-0

To be released in spring 2010