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.. .the book is a solid collection of notable buildings and projects. It includes just about every modern building that students of architecture should learn about. --John Hill, A Daily Dose of Architecture

Reinforced by its primer style objectivity, Moussavi s book brings a welcome lucidity and a real sense of critical curiosity to how both architecture and the role of the architect are understood. For Moussavi, the challenge for architects today is to assemble a coherent whole with a new cluster of affects that encourages people to react creatively' . --Architectural Review

Reinforced by its primer style objectivity, Moussavi s book brings a welcome lucidity and a real sense of critical curiosity to how both architecture and the role of the architect are understood. For Moussavi, the challenge for architects today is to assemble a coherent whole with a new cluster of affects that encourages people to react creatively' . -Architectural Review

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Farshid Moussavi is an internationally acclaimed architect and Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She was previously co-founder of the London-based Foreign Office Architects (FOA). Moussavi has completed her first U.S. commission, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland (2012), its installation at the 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice (2012), and The Victoria Beckham Flagship Store in London (2014), and she is currently working on a wide range of prestigious international projects including residential complexes in the La D fense district of Paris and in Montpellier, as well as a department store in Paris, France; and an office complex in the City of London, UK.

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