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• A survey of the world's most innovative and inspiring contemporary houses of the 1900s, following the format of Phaidon's hugely popular Modern House
• Documents houses by architects and practices such as Foster and Partners, Williams and Tsien, Gunter Behnisch, Patkau Architects, SANAA, Herzog + de Meuron, Marcos Acayaba and Gabriel Poole
• Organized in five thematic chapters covering contemporary issues, such as ecological concerns, building in isolated areas, building in dense cities
• A truly international selection of houses from North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
• 300 colour illustrations, 40 black and white illustrations, 100 line drawings