中文简介：

尽管流行文化和课堂中充满了对经典和标志性建筑的引用，如帕台农神庙、巴黎圣母院大教堂和大金字塔，但我们也可以从现代建筑中吸取同样宝贵的教训，特别是位于全球南部和代表性不足的人群中的建筑中。这本图文并茂的书调查了来自不同文化背景的当代建筑师是如何通过设计既创新又美丽的建筑来解决气候变化、收入不平等和资源有限等问题的。每座建筑都以双页的形式呈现，并配有Pamela Baron精美的插图，突出了设计、自然环境以及在那里生活、工作或娱乐的人们。

Annette Roeder概述了该结构对建筑领域的独特贡献，并揭示了为什么该结构能发挥作用，并找出更多关于它的信息。本书是设计师们的理想资源，同时也告诉孩子们建筑如何庇护人们、建造星球。

英文简介：

Although popular culture and classrooms are filled with references to classic and iconic buildings such as the Parthenon, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and the Great Pyramids, there are equally valuable lessons to be learned from modern architecture, and especially from buildings situated in the Global South and among underrepresented populations. This beautifully illustrated book investigates how contemporary architects from a variety of cultures are addressing issues of climate change, income inequality, and limited resources by designing buildings that are as innovative as they are beautiful. Each building is presented in a double-page spread featuring Pamela Baron's exquisitely detailed illustrations that highlight the design, natural surroundings, and the people who live, work, or play there.

Annette Roeder's pitch-perfect text outlines the structure's unique contribution to the field of architecture, and invites readers to wonder aloud why the building works and to find out more about it. A perfect stepping stone for designers in the making, this book also teaches kids how architecture can help the people it shelters and the planet on which it is built.