Books like these make me remember why I went into architecture. A photographic lesson about the power that light and form can have in architecture, Gerald Zugmann pulls the architectural process from the model shop into the gallery. The visual impact of the photographs are so masterfully crafted that you can feel the process and the energy that went into them. It’s also nice that in the age of computer dominated graphics, that nothing can even remotely come close to matching the imbued beauty of the purity and rawness that combine in these physical models. The sparse text from Coop Himmelb(l)au sets the images in the correct context, but it made me want to see more process images leading to the final photo. Overall however, it is a great book to get inspired from, and remember how to dream.
Review by Ed Hatcher
A glimmering metal mesh-clad stack of boxes shifted off axis in a dynamic composition. 
The action of the architect’s hand, exploring and resisting the imposed geometry of the site and his own design principles. 
The basic elements of the design are placed on a plinth under a distinctive roof. 
By its transparency the facade announces the accessible and public nature of Spertus. 
Can such a large building refer distinctly to the old city of Córdoba, and its unique history, without literally imitating it. 
The design is based on the essence of the stock Market as speculation, and the desire to create a building that is beyond symbolism for an almost virtual stock Market.