Today‎'‎s starchitects‎.‎ Currents in architecture around the world‎.‎ "Architecture Now‎!‎" has become the international reference for information on what is happening in the world of contemporary architecture‎.‎ Volume 8 reviews new and exiting projects completed and under construction in the whole world‎.‎ No style‎,‎ no building type is ignored‎,‎ making "Architecture Now‎!‎ 8" is a true compendium of what anybody interested in buildings today needs to know‎.‎ From well‎-known figures such as Zaha Hadid‎,‎ Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA fame and Thom Mayne of Morphosis‎,‎ to rising stars like Joshua Prince‎-Ramus ‎(‎REX‎)‎ and Sou Fujimoto and on to less‎-known architects who are the "stars" of tomorrow like the Indians of Studio Mumbai‎,‎ the Norwegian Todd Saunders‎,‎ the Spaniards Nieto Sobejano‎,‎ and the Colombian Giancarlo Mazzanti‎,‎ or Chinese architects like Wang Shu and Zhu Xiaofeng‎,‎ they are all here and many more as well‎.‎ Don‎'‎t miss this opportunity to see the best of what architecture has to offer‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎Now‎!‎ For anyone interested in the zeitgeist and building design in the 21st century‎,‎ the "Architecture Now‎!‎" series is an essential work of reference‎.‎ Easy‎-to‎-navigate illustrated A‎-Z entries include current and recent projects‎,‎ biographies‎,‎ contact information‎,‎ and websites‎.‎ The featured architects and practices include‎:‎ 2012Architecten‎,‎ 24H Architecture‎,‎ Effan Adhiwira‎,‎ AFF Architekten‎,‎ al bordE‎,‎ Aparicio + Donaire‎,‎ Ron Arad‎,‎ Birk und Heilmeyer‎,‎ Odile Decq Benoit Cornette‎,‎ FELIX‎-DELUBAC‎,‎ Foster + Partners‎,‎ Sou Fujimoto‎,‎ Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas‎,‎ Manuelle Gautrand‎,‎ Frank O‎.‎ Gehry‎,‎ Zaha Hadid‎,‎ Hapsitus‎,‎ HplusF Architects‎,‎ IA+B‎,‎ Arata Isozaki‎,‎ Jakob + MacFarlane‎,‎ Diebedo Francis Kere‎,‎ Kengo Kuma‎,‎ Li Xiaodong‎,‎ LIN Finn Geipel Giulia Andi‎,‎ Luis Longhi‎,‎ LOT‎-EK‎,‎ Gurgit Singh Matharoo‎,‎ Maurer United‎,‎ Giancarlo Mazzanti‎,‎ Morphosis‎,‎ Neri & Hu‎,‎ Neutelings Riedijk Architects‎,‎ Ryue Nishizawa‎,‎ Jean Nouvel‎,‎ Bassam El Okeily‎,‎ Olson Kundig Architects‎,‎ Carlos Ott‎,‎ Muti Randolph‎,‎ Rare Architecture‎,‎ REX‎,‎ Fernando Romero‎,‎ Todd Saunders‎,‎ Savioz Fabrizzi‎,‎ Kazuyo Sejima & Associates‎,‎ Studio Mumbai‎,‎ Terrain‎,‎ Undurraga Deves‎,‎ UNStudio‎,‎ Urbana‎,‎ Various Architects‎,‎ Vo Trong Nghia‎,‎ Isay Weinfeld‎,‎ Changki Yun‎,‎ and Peter Zumthor‎.‎