New Architecture New York

ISBN-10: 379138368X
ISBN-13: 9783791383682
Category: Architecture
Pages: 224
Language: English
Published: 2017
Publisher: Prestel

Description

A magnificent photographic compilation of New York City's best new architecture, this book features projects by leading firms working today. From Bjarke Ingels Group's VIA West 57 to SHoP Architects' Barclays Center, and from Diller Scofidio + Renfro's High Line to SOM's One World Trade Center, New York City has been home to some of this century's most exciting new architecture. Profiling more than fifty projects that are shaping the city's streets and skylines, this book features color photographs of each building and a brief, informative text about its significance. Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Foster + Partners, Selldorf Architects, Gehry Partners, and Adjaye Associates are just some of the firms that have recently completed projects in New York City. Visitors to the city as well as its denizens will find this book an exhilarating guide, while fans of architecture will gain an even greater appreciation of the city's unprecedented development in the past fifteen years by the world's best architects.

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