{"product_id":"atlas-of-never-built-architecture","title":"Atlas of Never Built Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"heading-h3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/phaidon-logo-desktop.svg?v=1774553229\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"heading-h3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"chevron\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-description-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A highly entertaining romp through what the world might have looked like, had fate chosen a different path.’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects that never made it off the drawing board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized geographically across nearly 400 pages, this monumental homage to architectural ambition includes proposed projects of all types – from skyscrapers, museums, churches, and bridges to theme parks, casinos, opera houses, and even a floating theater boat that resembles a UFO. Seen together, the projects conjure a strange and wonderful new world while offering insight into how our built environment been conceived and developed over the last 100 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will discover futuristic visions from architectural icons such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies, and Louis Kahn, alongside more contemporary proposals from Zaha Hadid, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Steven Holl, Norman Foster, and Daniel Libeskind. Each project is brought to life through deeply researched text and a wealth of imagery, including previously unpublished prints, paintings, drawings, etchings, preparatory sketches, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt times impractical or fanciful but always imaginative and ambitious, the projects in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas of Never Built Architecture\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ereveal the incredible diversity of ideas that have emerged from the world’s most influential architects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"heading-h3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"chevron\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-author-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Lubell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Goldin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare Los Angeles-based architecture writers. 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