A groundbreaking look at the beauty and drama of black architecture over 1,000 years. A fascinating, visually rich book, Black: Architecture in Monochrome casts a new eye on the beauty - and the drama - of black in the built world. Spotlighting more than 150 structures from the last 1,000 years, Black pairs engaging text with stunning photographs of houses, churches, libraries, skyscrapers, and other buildings from some of the world's leading architects, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, and Eero Saarinen, as well as David Adjaye, Jean Nouvel, Peter Marino, and Steven Holl.