Publisher's Synopsis
We are living in one of the most dramatic periods in modern architectural history: a time when cityscapes are being redrawn on a yearly basis, architects are testing the very idea of what a building is, and whole cities are invented overnight. In this bold and wide-ranging work, Rowan Moore, former director of the Architecture Foundation and now a leading architecture critic, explores the reasons behind these changes in our built environment, and how they change the way we live in the world.
