We are living in a time of constantly changing global perspectives‎.‎ This compendium presents a global perspective for contemporary architecture‎.‎ It is both a reference work and source of inspiration‎,‎ with 500 carefully chosen projects from Europe‎,‎ Asia‎,‎ Australia and the Americas from the past five years which are portrayed with texts‎,‎ drawings and photos‎.‎ The ‎"‎Atlas of World Architecture‎"‎ gives a detailed overview of todays architecture between international trends‎,‎ regional traditions‎,‎ functional demands and individual styles‎.‎ Particular emphasis is placed on presenting highquality masterpieces so far unknown alongside cuttingedge highlights of contemporary building culture‎.‎ It is from the selection of projects of a wide range of typologies a global vision emerges‎.‎