Urban Design Since 1945
Urban Design Since 1945: A Global Perspective by David Grahame Shane Wiley, 2011 Paperback, 360 pages In David Grahame Shane's previous book, Recombinant Urbanism, the reader learns about the three...
View ArticleThe Structure of Light
The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture edited by Dietrich Neumann Yale University Press, 2010 Hardcover, 224 pages In the world of architecture, lighting...
View ArticleEuropean Architecture Since 1890
European Architecture Since 1890 by Hans Ibelings SUN Architecture, 2011 Paperback, 240 pages Hans Ibelings, editor of A10 new European Architecture asserts in his latest book that histories of modern...
View ArticleThe Story of Post-Modernism
The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture by Charles Jencks Wiley, 2011 Paperback, 272 pages Charles Jencks is attributed with marking the death of...
View ArticleProject Japan
Project Japan: Metabolism Talks by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist Taschen, 2011 Paperback, 720 pages If any living architect is masterful at exploiting the potential of the book, it is Rem...
View ArticleItalo Calvino’s Architecture of Lightness
Italo Calvino's Architecture of Lightness: The Utopian Imagination in an Age of Crisis by Letizia Modena Routledge, 2011 Hardcover, 284 pages Like many architects, I first encountered Italo Calvino's...
View ArticleThanks for the View, Mr. Mies
Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies: Lafayette Park, Detroit edited and with text by Danielle Aubert, Lana Cavar, Natasha Chandani | Placement Metropolis Books, 2012 Paperback, 288 pages While I'm a big fan...
View Article20th-Century World Architecture
20th-Century World Architecture: The Phaidon Atlas by the Editors of Phaidon Phaidon, 2012 Hardcover, 824 pages In 2004 Phaidon released the aptly named Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World...
View ArticleEzra Stoller, Photographer
Ezra Stoller, Photographer by Nina Rappaport and Erica Stoller Yale University Press, 2012 Hardcover, 288 pages Starting on January 24 the Yossi Milo Gallery is exhibiting a number of Ezra Stoller's...
View ArticleUnderstanding Architecture
Understanding Architecture by Juhani Pallasmaa and Robert McCarter Phaidon, 2012 Hardcover, 448 pages Readers of this website probably know I'm a big fan of Juhani Pallasmaa's books. They theorize...
View ArticleGrand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives
Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives by John Belle and Maxinne R. Leighton W. W. Norton, 2012 (reissue) Hardcover, 240 pages On February 2 Grand Central Terminal celebrated its 100th birthday. The...
View ArticleCandide No. 6
Candide No. 6 edited by Susanne Schindler, Andres Lepik, Axel Sowa Hatje Cantz, 2012 Paperback, 144 pages Since its first issue in 2009, Candide - Journal for Architectural Knowledge has followed a...
View ArticleEncounters 1 & 2 – Architectural Essays
Encounters 1 - Architectural Essays by Juhani Pallasmaa, edited by Peter MacKeith Rakennustieto Publishing, 2013 (second edition) Paperback, 384 pages Encounters 2 - Architectural Essays by Juhani...
View ArticleTranslucent Building Skins
Translucent Building Skins: Material Innovation in Modern and Contemporary Architecture by Scott Murray Routledge, 2012 Paperback/Hardcover, 200 pages The history of modern architecture can be written...
View ArticleInstigations
Instigations: Engaging Architecture, Landscape, and the City edited by Mohsen Mostafavi and Peter Christensen Lars Müller Publishers, 2012 Paperback, 560 pages How does a school celebrate its 75th...
View ArticleBuilding Seagram
Building Seagram by Phyllis Lambert Yale University Press, 2013 Hardcover, 320 pages In lieu of one of the many iconic photos of the Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue (between East 52nd and East 53rd...
View Article10 Stories of Collective Housing
10 Stories of Collective Housing: Graphical Analysis of Inspiring Masterpieces by a+t research group a+t, 2013 Paperback, 496 pages Spain's a+t separates its output into magazines and books, with...
View ArticleDiscovering Architecture
Discovering Architecture: How the World's Great Buildings Were Designed and Built by Philip Jodidio Universe, 2013 Hardcover, 260 pages In an average year Philip Jodidio seems to churn out about a...
View ArticleFaçadomy
Façadomy: A Critique of Capitalism and Its Assault on Mid-Century Modern Architecture by James Cornetet Process Press, 2013 Hardcover or Paperback, 426 pages The intriguing yet slightly naughty title...
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