"Nigel Coates: Body Buildings and City Scapes examines the philosophy and design thinking of one of today's most innovative architect-designers; includes a detailed examination of Coates's key projects and inspirations; presents 150 color photographs, sketches, and drawings, some of them published here for the first time; provides a chronology of career and milestones; and features designs for buildings, furniture, and exhibitions, including work for the Millennium Dome "Body"."--BOOK JACKET.