This guide is aimed at providing a useful instrument for understanding the architectural history of London as well as a means for analysing the new construction trends that are characteristic of the city. The itineraries include about eighty architectural works, both historical & contemporary, which are fully illustrated with images, drawings & descriptions, & are marked on the front of the map with a reference number corresponding to the section in the book & the icon on the back of the map. The guide also provides information about museums, libraries, institutions, movie theatres, restaurants & gathering places. Among others, the project selection
Includes:: works by Allies & Morrison, Arup Associates, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Avery Associates, Foster + Partners, Grimshaw Architects, Herzog & De Meuron, James Stirling, Jestico + Whiles, John Mc Aslan + Partners, Stanton Williams, OMA, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Richard Rogers Partnership, Stanton Williams Architects, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Zaha Hadid Architects.