119 pages : 30 cm

An examination of architectural trends across the world in the last century - Neoclassicism - Architecture after the First World War - American architecture - Globalization of modern architecture - High-tech and postmodern architecture - The Rationalist tradition in Italy - Architecture in the 21st century

Includes index

Architecture at the turn of the century -- The first moderns -- The international style -- American architecture -- Architecture and power -- The globalization of modern architecture -- Vision and reality -- High-tech and postmodern -- Crossing boundaries -- Looking into the future