10 x 10 10 critics, 100 architects

by Betsky, Aaron; Conah, Roger; Cooper, Haig Beck and Jackie

• ISBN13: 9780714839226
• ISBN10: 0714839221
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-13
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

This is a comprehensive view of contemporary architecture, presenting theork of 100 exceptional international architects. It provides an opportunityo see a diverse, inspirational collection of recent work, selected by 10 ofhe world's best informed architectural critics.;The architects are presentedn A-Z order, with four pages allocated to each practice, including anccompanying text by one of the ten critics. It is intended to be a globalelection. Some of the architects have yet to gain recognition worldwide, butmong the names are those who have achieved international publicity andcclaim for their work during the mid-1990s. The work shown here featuresver 250 buildings and projects, including recent built work as well asrojects currently under construction, due for completion in the 21st century.The work also features 10 essays written by the critics specially for thisublication, which give their view of current architectural issues. Inddition, they have chosen 10 cultural references, from designed objects toilm, theory and literature, which show the range of influences in today's

Author Biography

10 critics

Haig Beck & Jackie Cooper are the editors of UME, an international architectural magazine based in Melbourne.

Aaron Betsky is Curator of Architecture, Design and Digital Projects at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Roger Connah is a writer and film-maker who teaches at the Royal School of Stockholm. He is based in Wales and Sweden.

Kristin Feireiss is Director of the Netherlands Institute of Architecture in Rotterdam.

Jorge Glusberg is Director of the National Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires.

Tom Heneghan is an architect based in Tokyo.

Moshen Mostavi is Chairman of the Architectural Association School in London.

Terence Riley is Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Jaime Salazar is co-editor of Quaderns architectural journal, Barcelona.

Neil Spiller is Senior Lecturer at Bartlett School of Architecture, London.

100 Architects

Abalos + Herreros; Atelier Hitoshi Abe; Marcos Acayaba; ACTAR Arquitectura; Aja Espil Cobelo; Allen + Smout; Allford Hall Monaghan Morris; AMP Arquitectos; Anamorphosis; Andresen O'Gorman; Jun Aoki; ARRAK; Ashton Raggatt McDougall; Asymptote Architecture; Cecil Balmond; Shigeru Ban; Barkow Leibinger Architekten; Baumschlager Eberle; Michael Bell; Gautam Bhatia/Architecture Alliance; De Blacam + Meagher; Will Bruder; Caruso St John; Kees Christiaanse; Brad Cloepfil/Allied Works Architecture; Preston Scott Cohen; D'ECOi; Neil M Denari Architects; Denton Corker Marshall; Donovan Hill; Winka Dubbeldam/Archi-Tectonics; Dunne + Raby; Shin Egashira; Erick van Egeraat; Engelen Moore; Faivre-Román; Wolfgang Feyferlik; Foreign Office Architects; GDSI Arquitectura; Xaveer de Geyter; Gigon/Guyer; Giraudi + Wettstein; Christian de Groote; Vicente Guallart; Hodgetts + Fung; Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk; Alberto Kalach; Glenda Kapstein Lomboy; Kennedy Violich Architecture; Mathias Klotz; Koning Eizenberg; Kengo Kuma; Lab; Lacaton Vassal; Leeser Architecture; Léon Wohlhage Wernik Architekten; Duncan Lewis; Greg Lynn/FORM; Michael Maltzan; Peter Märkli; Meili + Peter; Mikko Metsähonkala/Quad; Willy Müller + THB Consulting; MVRDV; Hiroshi Nakao; Neutelings/Riedijk; Ben Nicholson; Njiric + Njiric; Jo Noero; Marcos Novak; NOX; OCEAN; Shinichi Ogawa; One Architecture; Eeva Pelkonen + Turner Brooks; Périphériques; Porras + La Casta; Rob Wellington Quigley; Kevin Rhowbotham; Riegler Riewe; Robbrecht + Daem; Enric Ruiz-Geli/Cloud 9; Sanaksenaho Architects; Sauerbruch Hutton; Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA; Smith-Miller + Hawkinson; Soriano + Asociados; Souto Moura Arquitectos; Billy Springall + Miguel Angel Lira; James Sterling; Stutchbury Pape; Jyrki Tasa; TEN Arquitectos; 24/seven: Zoe Smith + Graeme Williamson; UN Studio Van Berkel + Bos; West 8; Sarah Wigglesworth + Jeremy Till; Anders Wilhelmson; Wood/Marsh; Riken Yamamoto + Field Shop.