Under the title The State of the Art of Architecture, artistic directors Joseph<br>Grima and Sarah Herda bring together more than eighty participants from<br>around the world to represent a new generation which is testing the boundaries<br>of the fi eld. Through critical texts, case studies, conversations, and photo essays,<br>this book explores the work of architects who are engaging the pressing issues<br>of today, outlining bold new defi nitions of architecture at the dawn of the<br>twenty-fi rst century.