Every now and then, an architecture book comes along that reminds you of all the things you love about architecture. In this particular case, it may not be because you necessarily love the subject of the book—an apartment complex in Stuttgart, Germany—or, frankly, have ever even heard of it (though a pair of high-rises called Romeo and Julia is hard to forget). Its architect, Hans Scharoun, along with his slightly older compatriots Hugo Häring and Bruno Taut, is often considered, with his particular brand of organic architecture, to be on the fringes of Modernism rather than one of its leading figures.