<p><b>Currents in architecture around the world</b><BR>  </p><div><B><I>Architecture Now! 8</I></B> reviews new and exciting projects completed and under construction in the whole world. <B>No style, no building type is ignored, making this volume a true compendium of what anybody interested in buildings today needs to know. </B>From well-known figures such as <B>Zaha Hadid, Ryue Nishizawa</B> of <B>SANAA</B> fame and Thom Mayne of <B>Morphosis</B>, to rising stars like <B>Joshua Prince-Ramus (REX)</B> and <B>Sou Fujimoto</B> and on to less-known architects who are the “stars” of tomorrow, like the Indians of <B>Studio Mumbai</B>, the Norwegian <B>Todd Saunders</B>, the Burkinabe <B>Diébédo Francis Kéré</B>, and the Colombian <B>Giancarlo Mazzanti</B>, or the Chinese architect<B> Li Xiaodong</B>, they are all here and many more as well. Don't miss this opportunity to see the best of what architecture has to offer… <I>Now!</I><BR><br> For anyone interested in the zeitgeist and building design in the 21st century, the <I>Architecture Now!</I> series is an essential work of reference. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A–Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and websites.<BR><br><br> <B>Featured architects and practices include:<BR> </B>2012Architecten, 24H Architecture, Effan Adhiwira, AFF Architekten, al bordE, Aparicio + Donaire, Ron Arad, Birk & Heilmeyer, Odile Decq Benoît Cornette, FELIX-DELUBAC, Foster + Partners, Sou Fujimoto, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, Manuelle Gautrand, Frank O. Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Hapsitus, HplusF Architects, IA+B, Arata Isozaki, Jakob + MacFarlane, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Kengo Kuma, Li Xiaodong, LIN Finn Geipel Giulia Andi, Luis Longhi, LOT-EK, Gurjit Singh Matharoo, Maurer United, Giancarlo Mazzanti, Morphosis, Neri & Hu, Neutelings Riedijk Architects, Ryue Nishizawa, Jean Nouvel, Bassam El Okeily, Olson Kundig Architects, Carlos Ott, Muti Randolph, rare architecture, REX, Fernando Romero, Todd Saunders, Savioz Fabrizzi, Kazuyo Sejima & Associates, Studio Mumbai, Terrain, Undurraga Deves, UNStudio, Urbana, Various Architects, Vo Trong Nghia, Isay Weinfeld, Changki Yun, Peter Zumthor</div>