Zaha Hadid. Complete Works 1979–Today. 2020 Edition

By exploring the top spots for absolute escapism, this revised and updated edition brings you a curated selection of the most unique hotels and atmospheric guesthouses across the European continent.

To travel through Italy is as close as one gets to being in paradise. The Hotel Book In these mythical surroundings are legendary hotels full of atmosphere, where novels are set, movies are made, weddings are celebrated, and famous love stories consummated: This book covers some of Italy’s most amazing landscapes and diverse regions are brought to life, like Tuscany, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, and, no less magical, the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily.Great Escapes Italy.

Mario Testino selects his finest male portraiture from the past 30 years.

. Peter Lindbergh.

Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Caribbean beaches and Andean mountaintops: Latin America combines breathtaking natural landscapes with a fascinating history. Angelika Taschen presents the continent’s most beautiful and diverse accommodation, be it country estates, designer hotels, glamping grounds, or even treehouses..Proclaiming themselves as cultural archaeologists, Taschen has been committed to making the best books on the planet since 1980.

. Enter 36 Hours World, a roundup of 150 cities across six continents, each tailored for a memorable and feasible 36-hour stay. The World at Your FingertipsOne volume, 150 cities from Abu Dhabi to ZurichWeekend trips to any city, from São Paulo to Seoul to Sydney, can often be daunting, with too much to do and too little time.The New York Times 36 Hours, World Book Gathered from the eponymous New York Times column, this updated edition is dedicated entirely to cities: capital, coastal, cosmopolitan, and everything in between, with 26 new stories not published in previous volumes.

.Contemporary Japanese Architecture Book An elaborate essay traces the country’s building scene from the Metabolists to today and shows how the interaction of past, present, and future has earned contemporary Japanese architecture worldwide recognition. This XL-sized book highlights 39 architects and 55 exceptional projects by Japanese masters—from Tadao Ando’s Shanghai Poly Theater, Shigeru Ban’s concert hall La Seine Musical, SANAA’S Grace Farms, Fumihiko Maki’s 4 World Trade Center, to Takashi Suo’s much smaller sustainable dental clinic. Each project is introduced with photos, original floor plans and technical drawings, as well as insightful descriptions and brief biographies.

2020 Edition Proclaiming themselves as cultural archaeologists, Taschen has been committed to making the best books on the planet since 1980.. Complete Works 1979–Today. With abundant photographs, in-depth sketches, and Hadid’s own drawings, the volume traces the evolution of her career, spanning not only her most pioneering buildings but also the furniture and interior designs that were integrated into her unique, and distinctly 21st-century, universe.

.Contemporary Japanese Architecture Book An elaborate essay traces the country’s building scene from the Metabolists to today and shows how the interaction of past, present, and future has earned contemporary Japanese architecture worldwide recognition. This XL-sized book highlights 39 architects and 55 exceptional projects by Japanese masters—from Tadao Ando’s Shanghai Poly Theater, Shigeru Ban’s concert hall La Seine Musical, SANAA’S Grace Farms, Fumihiko Maki’s 4 World Trade Center, to Takashi Suo’s much smaller sustainable dental clinic. Each project is introduced with photos, original floor plans and technical drawings, as well as insightful descriptions and brief biographies.

Zaha Hadid.