Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi

Rem Koolhaas has defined architecture as a chaotic adventure. Nothing could be more true than that of the last two decades. Never has architecture been so unbridled and so extraordinary: the architectural cast has never been so wide and their works so diverse. What though if you are new to the subject? How is it possible to make sense of...

Organised chronologically, this volume analyses the dynamics, convergences, and ideological clashes that have given life to the most significant movements of the twentieth century. Today, it also explores the recent phantasmagoric buildings of the so-called Star System. Illuminating and insightful, the volume is a much-needed guide for students, educators, or anyone interested in architecture. Written as if it were a...