A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 21, 2023

Although reading has been low on my list of priorities under the circumstances, I wanted to take the brief chance I have now to highlight some books released so far this year — a dozen of them, presented in order of date of publication. No doubt, people reading this book are eager to take on the question.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 6, 2022

This is exciting: on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 5pm PST I'll be presenting my latest book, Buildings in Print , in a free Zoom talk moderated by Frances Anderton. Details via LACMA and AIALA : Author John Hill will present his new book Buildings in Print: 100 Influential and Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books (Prestel, 2021).

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Deezen

JUNE 19, 2024

Promotion: works ranging from the subtle and elegant to the bold and bespoke feature among the line-up from accessory and object designers showing at Look Book 2024, a part of ICFF in New York. The artist and designer is now based in New Haven, Connecticut, and showcased mirrors, lamps, stools and wall objects at Look Book.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Architecture and its adventurous cousin Interior Design have long since been the keystone of the coffee-table book market, with hundreds of magnificent books published yearly. 100 Contemporary Houses We’ll start by keeping it simple: 100 Contemporary Houses by Philip Jodidio of the Architecture Now! Learn more.

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Architizer

APRIL 25, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. As I reach for a book tucked away on my bookshelf, I experience a sudden rush of nostalgia. Order your copy today.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Contemporary House India by Robert Gregory, with photographs by Edmund Sumner Thames & Hudson , November 2021 Hardcover | 9-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches | 272 pages | 355 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9780500021330 | $75.00 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : India has a long, diverse history of remarkable architecture.

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The Spaces

MAY 13, 2024

Now, she’s taken her expansive project offline with a new book that celebrates the intersection of Brutalism and the natural world. Brutalism has a bad rep for being cold and austere, but Olivia Broome has spent years documenting the softer, greener side of concrete on her Instagram account, Brutalist Plants.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

This does not surprise me, since books on interior design are more accessible and relevant to a wider audience, not just professionals. Higher sales for interior design books compared to architecture books is therefore logical, but can one say that interiors scholarship is on par with architecture?

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Architizer

AUGUST 20, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today. Tiles have always held a special place in design, but their role has evolved dramatically over time.

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Architizer

AUGUST 6, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order Book Now 4. Order your copy today. Order your copy today.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JULY 25, 2022

Recent contemporary monographs feature WG Clark, Grafton Architects, Hermann Hertzberger, Steven Holl, and MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, while the historical monographs are devoted to Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Aldo van Eyck , Louis I.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 15, 2022

Here is the next installment of "Book Briefs," the series of occasional posts featuring short first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that publishers send to me for consideration on this blog. Verify in Field: Projects and Coversations Höweler Yoon by Eric Höweler and J. in the Details."

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RMJM Architecture

APRIL 19, 2024

It is the date on which several prominent authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died, thus it was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference, in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2023

His buildings have inspired admiration, sometimes devotion. He has also been vigorously attacked, as a mechanistic fanatic whose ideas inspired inhumane tower blocks and concrete jungles. Le Corbusier was to architecture what Picasso was to painting, a towering and egomaniacal creative force who transformed his discipline for ever.

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Architizer

JULY 7, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Revisiting the typologies of the past through a contemporary lens can yield exciting, fresh perspectives.

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Architizer

JULY 1, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. and inspiring us all. Order your copy today. Order your copy today. Order your copy today.

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Architizer

JANUARY 1, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. You could even focus it on architectural books if you wanted to double down. Find Inspiration. Order your copy today.

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2022

As seen in this look book, vaulted ceilings are still a popular option for contemporary projects, with variations including the barrel vault, the groin vault, and the dome vault. This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen's image archive. The photo is by Federico Cairoli.

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Architizer

JUNE 8, 2023

Is the coffee table book a form of conspicuous consumption ? In season 5, Kramer publishes a coffee table book about coffee tables that also – get this – doubles as a coffee table with little foldable legs. What’s the obsession people have with books?” What’s the obsession people have with books?” Learn more.

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Bustler

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Event Date: Mar 29, 2024 - Jan 26, 2025; Event City: London, GB Enzo Mari was a pivotal figure in 20th century design and has had a major influence on many contemporary designers and their work. Sometimes a designer’s work is so influential that it inspires generations and continues to resonate beyond their lifetime.

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Bustler

JULY 23, 2023

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the inaugural winners of its brand-new Architecture Book of the Year Awards. The program honors seven select Category Winners along with three Special Prizes as selected by an esteemed panel of judges from more than 100 entries of architecture books published between 2020 and last year.

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Habitus Living

JUNE 27, 2023

The planning draws inspiration from the existing built form to create dramatic, pitched ceilings with an expressive structure. A single linear light over the counter speaks to the contemporary tone without feeling out of place, grounded with the stone floor. This allowed for a more harmonious connection between the interior spaces.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. He published nearly forty books, with his writings starting as early as 1910. Order your copy today.

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Architizer

AUGUST 18, 2022

Whether you’re nestled under a tree in a local park, reclined poolside in an exotic location, or simply sitting with a glass of something ice cold watching the sun drop down beyond the horizon, spending a few hours with your nose stuck in a captivating book during the long summer days is one of life’s greatest pleasures. On Bramante.

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Habitus Living

MAY 16, 2023

Mirroring its object, this book takes a fundamental approach to the practice of working with clay. The book is divided into two main sections. This is a work that seeks to explore the art form as contemporary practice but also within its deeper historical and even timeless context.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 13, 2023

Preparing for this post I counted roughly one hundred books in my library that are related to exhibitions. Surprisingly, given that I tend to buy catalogs and other companion books to exhibitions I visit, only a quarter of those hundred are exhibitions I have seen in person.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2023

From Glasgow to Somerset, here are historian John Boughton's picks of the UK 's most interesting public housing schemes featured in his latest book , A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates. He hopes his new book will convey that their design is not solely responsible for social housing's triumphs and failings, as is often reported.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In his new book, photographer Simon Devitt captures some of New Zealand’s most stunning homes, from sun-drenched baches in Northland to rammed earth houses in the deep south. And it’s a contemporary view curated to convey not just different places in New Zealand but also different ways of living."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2022

But a number of contemporary designers are now experimenting with bolder and more unusual stone furnishings. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Pingtan Book House, Huaihua Hunan Province, Chinese Commercial Interior Architecture Images. Pingtan Book House in Hunan Province. Pingtan Book House, China. Pingtan Book House – A Traditional Timber House Squeezed with an Infinite Loop of Risers and Treads. 30 Nov 2022. Architects: Condition_Lab.

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Habitus Living

JULY 18, 2023

With an emphasis on residential architecture across countries such as India, Vietnam, Brazil and Mexico, the book asks how the universal ideals of Modernism actually came to exist in the reality of tropical settings in these countries. How did the timelessness and even placelessness of those rational principles play out in reality?

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Design Thoughts Architects

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We are thrilled to share five of our portfolio’s most notable projects with contemporary house designs in the following blog post. These projects include a contemporary urban chic, a minimalistic charm, a contemporary villa in a triangle, a fusion of heritage and modern design, and a rustic contemporary.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today. Order your copy today.

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Design Thoughts Architects

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Contemporary House Design: Top 7 Reasons Why it's Trending. What is contemporary architecture style? Contemporary architecture embraces the present and envisions the future by taking a forward-thinking approach to building design. Many people also like the clean lines and minimalistic aesthetics of Contemporary House designs.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

While using books for interior decoration is not a new idea, it has been brought back into focus by a now-viral TikTok video posted in December by San Diego-based interior designer Kailee Blalock. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Habitus Living

AUGUST 30, 2023

Opening Thursday 7 th September, Sydney Contemporary is shaping up to be an inspiring platform for artists at all stages of their career, while also giving space to all manner of artistic mediums. For this year’s Sydney Contemporary, Living Edge will be showcasing Memphis Milano presented by Edition. Come down and say hello!

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today. Neri&Hu is a practice that reimagines architectural reuse and renovations. Order your copy today.

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