This architectural guide brings together 100 of the most original structures built in New York
City since 1999. Vladimir Belogolovsky pairs them with such nicknames as Guillotine Peacock
Shark's Fin Turtle Shell and Woodpecker. The New York-based author's selection covers
buildings realized by the world's most renowned architects in a period when their creations
were celebrated as art and personal styles were encouraged by the media critics and
clients. The featured time span begins with the rise of the starchitect in the late 1990s and
ends in the present day. But the mission of the book is not only to document it is also to
celebrate New York's transformative energy. Many of the buildings were designed either by
foreign architects or those who settled in the city and now call it home. Through witty
incisive commentary catchy nicknames quotes from the author's interviews with the architects
and detailed maps this singular guide allows readers to see many of New York's contemporary
icons in a new way.
