This volume documents the work of 12 young Dutch architects and their studios. Lootsma (architecture, Berlage Inst., Amsterdam) introduces "the Second Modernity of Dutch Architecture" and then provides concise critical essays about each group's work, complemented by a total of 200 color and 100 black-and-white images. Wiel Arets, UN Studio, Erick van Egeraat, Atelier Van Lieshout, Mecanoo, MVRDV, Neutelings Riedijk, NOX, OMA, Oosterhuis.NL, Koen van Velsen, and West 8 are discussed in detail, followed by brief mention of four newly established Dutch architects in a final chapter. While the stark modernity of this architectural style may not please all tastes, its influence is becoming more widespread. Increasingly, these firms are winning international commissions, and their principals are taking positions as visiting or permanent professors at elite architecture schools like Columbia and Harvard. Recommended for all large architecture and design collections. Jay Schafer, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
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