The International Highrise Award is bestowed every two years on an outstanding building from a number of worldwide nominations. In this Jovis publication, 27 current highrise projects - finalists and nominated projects - demonstrate important trends and innovative concepts.

Brasilia and Chandigarh were built within a Western planning euphoria that displayed utopian traits. Since then, foreign architecture and the indigenous culture have formed new identities. Iwan Baan has taken photos of everyday life in both cities. Published by Lars Müller.

This Birkhauser publication focuses on designing and building in underserved communities around the globe. The work of the architects shown expresses the belief in the social responsibility of architecture. Published in conjunction with the eponymous exhibition at the MoMA, New York.

This Laurence King publication is a comprehensive look at the emerging trend of architecture that favours substance over style, combining functional design and sustainable processes. It features around 50 residential case studies from around the world.

This Thames & Hudson publication offers 21 selected projects by the Spanish contemporary architect Rafael Moneo. They are presented in detail, from the initial idea through construction to the completed work. Illustrated by new colour images by arch. photographer Michael Moran.

This comprehensive sourcebook by Virginia McLeod contains newly commissioned scale drawings of every type of architectural detail taken from 100 of the best contemporary houses from around the world. Published by Laurence King.

Theaters, concert halls and opera houses are among the most fascinating architectural tasks of today. Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design presents 69 contemporary international projects by famous architects and up-and-coming young designers. Published by Braun.

The English edition of EAU 2004 contains the safety concept with partial safety factors in accordance with the Eurocodes and German standard. Compared to the printed edition this CD-ROM incorporates modifications adopted by technical annual reports since 2006.

For decades, buildings by the architects Szyszkowitz + Kowalski have graced contemporary architecture with their vital and formal language. This Jovis publication includes projects up to 2010, analytical essays by F. R. Werner and a wide range of images.

This Lars Müller publication has nothing to do with space architecture. Instead, it focuses on how to approach earth in the age of space exploration. Greg Lynn, Michael Maltzan and Alesseandro Poli offer new perspectives emphasizing architecture based on the production of ideas.