TY - BOOK AU - Cerver, Francisco Asensio. TI - Contemporary architectural images SN - 0823009327 AV - NE 962 .C47 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - New York, NY: PB - Whitney Library of design, KW - ARCHITECTURE, MODERN KW - 20TH CENTURY N1 - Contents: The heart of the city -- Macrobuildings-Microcities -- The Periphery -- Topography and Context -- Strategy and Metaphor -- The persistence of the monument -- Transparency and Opacity -- The logic of the structure -- Techniques of congestion -- Architecture for leisure -- Domestic space N2 - The interesting volume shows us the major movements in international architecture today through a selection of recently executed projects which portray the situation visually. The book attempts to present all those movements and forms considered ARCHITECTURE through a series controversial topics. It is based on the notion that "architecture should exist but doesn't really". In other words, it strives to show the two sides of architecture. ER -