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I was worried this would be a dry architectural catalog, but the photo selection is incredible and really draws you in. The mix of big names like Shigeru Ban with emerging architects keeps each page fresh. It’s already a favorite coffee-table book in our house.

I wasn't expecting a global survey to feel this readable, but flipping through the Xu Fu-Min section pulled me right in. The photography is gorgeous, and the mix of established names with newcomers keeps it from feeling like the same houses over and over.

I bought this as a gift for a friend who's an architecture nerd and ended up keeping it. The range of houses is genuinely global, from Shigeru Ban to names I'd never heard of like Xu Fu-Min, so it never feels like the same style repeated.