Documents the full design and construction process of Herzog & de Meuron's 2003 Prada Epicenter in Tokyo's Aoyama district — a mixed-use building encased in a faceted glass and steel skin, with a public plaza as its base. Words, models, sketches, photographs, and architectural drawings by the architects. Preface by Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli, essay by Germano Celant. 983 colour illustrations. Softcover with integral flaps, silver-grey illustrated wrappers.