* 40 examples of fresh and contemporary designs featuring houses, apartments, attics, and lofts by sophisticated Architects.* Exterior photographs and window views link the houses to the colors and forms of the surrounding landscapes.* Black and white images testify to transformation achieved by a new design.* Day and night photos demonstrate how the structures appear in natural and artificial light.* Floor plans show how the rooms work together and provide additional information about the relationship between the public and private areas.* An extensive biography of and interview with each architect.* Approximately 1,000 full-color and black and white photographs and illustrations.* Trilingual edition English, French and German.
Alejandro Bahamón, an architect, photographer, and editor of architecture books, is the author of numerous publications on contemporary architecture, including Sketch Plan Build, The Magic of Tents, Treehouses, Glass Houses, Houses on the Edge, and (with Ana María Álvarez), Light Color Sound. He lives in Barcelona.