100 Contemporary Houses, the new Taschen book

Yesterday I got hold of a copy of Taschen's new book, 100 Contemporary Houses. It would make a fantastic present for anyone even mildly house-obsessed. I shan't clutter things up with words, so just scroll down and enjoy a bit of house porn...

100 Contemporary Houses (Taschen), £34.99, by architecture writer, Philip Jodidio comes in two hardcover volumes. I couldn't ever afford to live in houses like these, but it's nice to pore over them, photographed so beautifully.

The books feature designs by new talent as well as globally renowned architects, including John Pawson, Richard Meier, Shigeru Ban, Tadao Ando and Zaha Hadid.