by Paul Cattermole, Ian Westwell
Language: English
Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2007.
224 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 9781554073085, 1554073081
Summary: This intriguing book selects the world's most extreme and sometimes weird buildings and structures. Some illustrate the personal expression of an individual builder or patron who has a vision well beyond the norm, while others were built by architects pushing the conventional boundaries of design. Some of the buildings are masterpieces on a larger scale. Examples include Frank Gehry's iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, with its glistening, undulating walls.
Great buildings of the world : the world's most influential, inspiring and astonishing structures