The wide array of designs presented in this volume offers a varied vision of the latest trends in drinking and dinning outdoors bars & restaurants.This diverse collection is an excellent cross-section of some of the most cutting-edge al fresco bars & restaurants in the world.These designs have inevitably been excellent testing grounds for studing different trends in architectural language,use of materials and volume design.Each project in this choice selection is lavishly illustrated with full-colour photos,floor plans and sketches and first-hand,expert commentary from the deigning studios themseleves.