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'60 fantastical structures described and illustrated in this colourful and highly entertaining book.' The Sunday Times

'If you can’t think of a present for the armchair architect in your life – well, problem solved' The Daily Telegraph

'These ghostly architectural echoes entrance the reader.' The Field

‘This is a lavishly illustrated book of wonder for the dreamer in your life’ The Metro





A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built.

These are the projects in which architects took materials to the limits, explored challenging new ideas, defied conventions, and pointed the way towards the future. Some of them are

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/11/2017
      ISBN13: 9781471166419, 978-1471166419
      ISBN10: 1471166414
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      Art & Photography History of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      '60 fantastical structures described and illustrated in this colourful and highly entertaining book.' The Sunday Times

      'If you can’t think of a present for the armchair architect in your life – well, problem solved' The Daily Telegraph

      'These ghostly architectural echoes entrance the reader.' The Field

      ‘This is a lavishly illustrated book of wonder for the dreamer in your life’ The Metro





      A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built.

      These are the projects in which architects took materials to the limits, explored challenging new ideas, defied conventions, and pointed the way towards the future. Some of them are

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