This volume speculates on the recent past and potential future of the skyscraper, based around a selection of approximately 100 mainly contemporary skyscrapers from around the world.
A perfect rose blooms at midnight. Leaves and flowers seem to glow in the darkness of the nocturnal world, and the peace of night affords these portraits an intimate quality. This title features images that capture an astonishing world hidden from plain sight. It intends to reveal a luminous landscape of plants, colours, shadows and light.
The illustrated weekly magazine "VU" ran over 600 issues between 21 March 1928 and 29 May 1940. This book offers "VU" the attention it deserves by reproducing a selection of front covers, pages and spreads from its short but prolific history, together with the commentary and analysis.