Y08. The Skira yearbook of world architecture

Edizione inglese con abstract in italianoWall paperA number of double-page spreads featuring over one hundred of the most interesting projects designed and created during the year.EditorialAn essay with a systematic presentation of all news items, problems and key characters.ProjectsA critical selection of projects, themes, outstanding people and towns which have displayed significant content or results over the year. Each project is sumptuously illustrated and includes a critique by a well-known figure or an interview with the designers (for example, this year we will certainly feature Herzog & De Meuron’s Beijing Olympic stadium, an interview with the mayor of New York about the planned planting of one million trees in New York City over the next five years, Italo Rota and Peter Greenaway’s design for the new Triennale Design Museum in Milan, the NY New Museum of Modern Art by Sanaa, works by MVRDV, Steven Holl, Diller + Scofidio, Toyo Ito... and more to be discovered).ToolsIndex of the Index: a selection of the world’s top architectural journals’ annual indexes of international exhibitions and events, of interesting websites, details about the designers and the institutions mentioned.Work in progressA few pictures of major, ongoing projects as a “teaser” for the next issue.