Vertigo : the strange New World of the contemporary city / edited by Rowan Moore ; with a foreword by Jacques Herzog ; essays by Aaron Betsky... et al. Hardcover - 1999

London : Laurence King in Association with Glasgow, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 208 pages; Physical desc. : 208 p. : ill. (some col.), plans ; 28 cm. ""The themes and subjects of this book are also those of the exhibition ""Vertigo"" held in Glasgow in 1999"" - preface. Includes index. Subjects: Tate Modern (London) --Architecture, Modern --20th century --Exhibitions. Summary: Dissecting the new architectural landscape of the industrialized world, this collection of essays explores 10 recently completed projects which exemplify the forces that are shaping contemporary cities. It responds to a particular moment when architects are being compelled to answer the challenges of new media, globalization, post-industrial culture and the unprecedented scale and speed of modern development. These challenges have made the great concerns of the 20th-century architecture - the Modern Movement, Postmodernism and High-Tech - seem irrelevant. In contrast to the bland future-gazing that the eve of the new millennium has tended to inspire, this book sets out to evoke tangible urban experiences.