Tectonism : architecture for the twenty-first century / Patrik Schumacher

"In this illustrated book, Patrik Schmacher, a world-leading architectural theorist and the principal architect of Zaha Hadid Architects, provides an in-depth account of tectonism as evolving into a powerful new architectural paradigm for the twenty-first century. In this treatise, Tectonism: Architecture for the Twenty-First Century, Patrik Schumacher presents a comprehensive analysis of tectonism, demonstrating its superiority as the most advanced and most sophisticated contemporary architectural style. The central thesis is that tectonism, as a logical continuation and refinement of earlier stages of parametricism, is most congenial to the demands and opportunities of our computational age and therefore is set to spread its influence to become global best practice in the field of architecture."--Back cover.