Americas

New approaches to nature, landscape, and territory were key in the jury's and architect's architecture discussions during the second cycle of the MCHAP prize. This book puts together the finalist projects with a selection of articles, dialogues and visual essays, providing a particular set of lenses with which to look at the newest architecture of the Americas.

A compact architectural history of Manhattan with six walks that guide readers along New York's most glamorous street

Showcasing a stunning range of modern homes, New Texas Modern will inspire best-design practice and spur on lifestyle dreams while delving into the Texan love affair with modernist architecture.

The first comprehensive monograph focused on the most spectacular residential projects built and designed by Antonio Farre, one of Mexico s most distinguished contemporary architects.

Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in Latin America and beyond.

An illustrated tour through New York s five boroughs and the past 100 years of its modern architecture, told through the charming yet bold drawings of Lukas Novotny.

This book seeks to recreate Fifth Avenue as it grew, flourished and failed. Over 200 archive photographs help tell the story of Fifth Avenue's 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and society.

The astonishing transformation of a Brazilian favela.

Beautifully photographed, with insightful analysis in terms of both traditional and contemporary contexts, An American Renaissance is a significant compendium of New York City's architecture in the quintessential Beaux-Arts style.