The Lujiazui Itochu Building in Shanghai has been selected to be a part of Skyscrapers: The New Millennium a book and traveling exhibit on new skyscraper designs.
From the Back Cover:
The skyscraper, today's dynamic and technologically versatile tall building type, is a speculative venture turned adventure at the start of the new millennium. Skyscrapers: The New Millennium illustrates the most recent developments in architecture as a metaphor for humankind's ever higher-reaching aspirations in concise texts accompanied by colorful and informative illustrations. This volume looks not only at economic and political trends that make or break building projects, but also aesthetic and technological innovations as computer aided design paves the way to ultramodern drafting and modeling. Whether risky speculative projects, high-tech "green" architecture, or fantastically unusual forms, this survey of more than 70 skyscrapers from all over the globe tells the story of where architects are today, and the heady high-rise schemes they are shaping for tomorrow. The volume also features informative biographies of architects and firms, a list of selected readings and websites, and an index of architects, buildings, and their locations.
The Editors:
John Zukowsky is Curator of the Department of Architecture at The Art Institute of Chicago, and has written several books on architecture, including Chicago Architecture and Design and Building for Air Travel, also published by Prestel. |