这本设计精美的书展示了21世纪伦敦建筑的非凡复兴。伦敦一直以其标志性建筑而闻名，但最近该市见证了由世界上最受赞誉的建筑师带来的新建筑的爆炸式增长。这本令人叹为观止的书对这座城市快速变化的天际线进行了有趣的探讨，并介绍了当今的**建筑师采用的各种风格，材料和尖端技术。书中介绍的项目——被摄影师Richard Schulman赋予生命力——从舞蹈和水上中心到世界**的博物馆和全球办公室总部不等。本书包括Rafael Viñoly的“Walkie-Talkie” 和Foster + Partners的“The Gherkin”, 以及Renzo Piano的横跨泰晤士河的综合用途摩天大楼“碎片”。

London has always been known for its iconic buildings, but the city has recently witnessed an explosion of new architecture from the world's most acclaimed architects. This breathtaking volume offers a fascinating look at the city's rapidly changing skyline and celebrates the enormous array of styles, materials, and cutting-edge technology that have been employed by today's leading architects. The projects profiled here-brought to life by especially commissioned, stunning, new photography range from dance and aquatic centers to world-class museums and global office headquarters. The book includes Rafael Vin oly's Walkie-Talkie and The Gherkin by Foster + Partners, as well as Renzo Piano's mixed-use skyscraper, The Shard, across the Thames. Tucked into a medieval alley, OMA's New Court Rothschild Bank nimbly juxtaposes contemporary features with more traditional ones. Meanwhile, alongside St. Paul's Cathedral, Jean Nouvel's One New Change cleverly plays off its storied environs with an ingeniously constructed glass block that allows for multiple views of the iconic church. From the Tate Modern extension to the Emirates Airline tram, and from the Peckham Library to the US Embassy building, no new stone is left unturned or unremarked upon. This book demonstrates how one of the world's oldest cities manages to feel eternally new and exciting.