This book features more than 100 of the most significant and influential buildings of the twentieth century, including classic works by such seminal architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto, as well as those by more recent masters, such as Norman Foster, Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas.

For each of the buildings included there are numerous, accurate scale plans showing each floor, together with elevations, sections and site plans where appropriate. All of these have been specially drawn for this book and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources. There is also a concise text explaining the significant architectural features of the building and the influences it shows or generated, together with one or two full-colour images. Colour images. Cross-references to other buildings in the book highlight the various connections between these key buildings.

In the opening essay the author gives a brief overview of the development of architec-ture in the twentieth century, paying particular attention to the issues of spatial organi-zation. The endmatter includes bibliographic references to the architects whose work is featured and to the individual buildings discussed.

The quality and number of line drawings allows all the buildings to be understood in detail and, together with the authoritative text and images, make this book indis-pensable for all students of modern architecture. As an added bonus for students, the book includes a CD-ROM containing digital files of all drawings featured in the book.

Richard Weston, an architect, landscape designer and author, is Professor of Architecture at Cardiff University. Previous include the monograph Alvar Aalto (winner of the 1995 Sir Banister Fletcher Prize) and the definitive monograph on the Danish architect Jorn Utzon, while The House in the Twentieth Century (2002) and Materials, Form and Architecture (2003) are both published by Laurence King.