Rarely does an organisation of worldwide importance acquire a headquarters that matches its aspirations. Written by John Morris Dixon FAIA an internationally respected architectural journalist this book explores the design and engineering ideas large and small that make the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC outstanding. The winning design for the redevelopment of the World Bank headquarters site by Kohn Pedersen Fox with a slate of distinguished collaborators accommodates a vast and varied programme of working spaces within a limited volume while offering throughout a work environment of exceptional quality. It presents to the world an image that is distinguished yet free of monumentality or material excess. In the design stage the scheme was widely praised and won a coveted P/A Awards Citation. The completed building won the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects - a rare dual achievement. Casebound with jacket 1