{"product_id":"atlas-of-never-built-architecture-9781837291427","title":"Atlas of Never Built Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A highly entertaining romp through what the world might have looked like, had fate chosen a different path.' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects that never made it off the drawing board\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized geographically across nearly 400 pages, this monumental homage to architectural ambition includes proposed projects of all types - from skyscrapers, museums, churches, and bridges to theme parks, casinos, opera houses, and even a floating theater boat that resembles a UFO. Seen together, the projects conjure a strange and wonderful new world while offering insight into how our built environment been conceived and developed over the last 100 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Readers will discover futuristic visions from architectural icons such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies, and Louis Kahn, alongside more contemporary proposals from Zaha Hadid, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Steven Holl, Norman Foster, and Daniel Libeskind. Each project is brought to life through deeply researched text and a wealth of imagery, including previously unpublished prints, paintings, drawings, etchings, preparatory sketches, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At times impractical or fanciful but always imaginative and ambitious, the projects in \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Never Built Architecture \u003c\/i\u003ereveal the incredible diversity of ideas that have emerged from the world's most influential architects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Lubell\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGreg Goldin\u003c\/b\u003e are Los Angeles-based architecture writers. World experts on the subject of unbuilt architecture, they are the co-authors and co-curators of the hit exhibitions and companion books \u003ci\u003eNever Built New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Built Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e. They have each contributed to numerous publications, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Record\u003c\/i\u003e, and Sam has also written several books for Phaidon, including \u003ci\u003eLife Meets Art\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrama\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033871249682,"sku":"9781837291427","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0c83627-5fda-4450-9c26-5444b47d7b9d.jpg?v=1770975829","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/atlas-of-never-built-architecture-9781837291427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}