A condensed version of the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture, this travel edition is pocket sized and portable, ideal for the holiday or business traveller. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, sub-regional and city maps, the buildings are easily located. The book contains over 1,000 buildings including 50 new projects, each of which is illustrated with a single image and accompanied by a brief description, with addresses, websites and telephone numbers.

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'an elegant, universal travel guide. Well illustrated, meticulously researched and genuinely international, it is small enough to take away with you.'Financial Times 'Books of the Year, 2011' 'This handy little guide is for architecture lovers who wish to take in some of the world's great buildings on their travels...will be to architecture students what 1,000 Films To See Before I Die is to film buffs.' Self Build & Design 'Provides a fascinating overview of the world skyline today.' Conde Nast Traveller.com 'An ideal companion for all travellers who love architecture.' designboom.com