Discover more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects that never made it off the drawing board

The Atlas of Never Built Architecture features the most spectacular unbuilt projects of the 20th and 21st centuries. At times impractical or fanciful but always imaginative and ambitious, the projects included reveal the incredible diversity of ideas that have emerged from the world s most influential architects. Futuristic visions from the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier, sit alongside more contemporary proposals from talents such as Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid to show how our built environments could have looked very different indeed.

Details

ISBN13: 9781837291427
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 368
Edition: Classic Format
Publication Date: 24 Feb 2026
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 29(H)x20.5(L)x3.7(W)1610
Weight (gm): 1610

Author Biography

Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin are Los Angeles-based architecture writers. World experts on the subject of unbuilt architecture, they are the co-authors and co-curators of the hit exhibitions and companion books Never Built New York and Never Built Los Angeles. They have each contributed to numerous publications, including the New York Times and Architectural Record, and Sam has also written several books for Phaidon, including Life Meets Art and Drama.

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