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2023 in Architecture Books, So Far

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

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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The Best Design Books for Everyone on Your Gift List

Dwell

There are few things more satisfying than leafing through a beautifully designed and thoughtful book about a subject that is dear to your heart, as design is to mine. The books on this list are a great resource for anyone interested in design, architecture, color, or the way all three inform the way we look at the world around us.

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Mapping Your Firm’s Strategy: Visual Business Frameworks for Architects and Designers

Architizer

There are endless books and online resources on various approaches to strategic planning. That’s where I think utilizing visual frameworks is a great way to clarify the process of aligning vision, goals, operations and more. The strategic storyline and links between each perspective become clear when visualized this way.

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OMA NY

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Best I can tell, the latter project, which I called an "exciting diagram" when it was unveiled in 2008, is the only project in the new book that for certain will never happen — it "fell victim to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and financial collapse" in 2009.

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James Gibbs' steeples

Jane Griswold Radocchia

His pattern book , On Architecture , published in 1728, had 150 plates. Introduction - i) Plate III, shown here, is "The West Front and Steeple" The book also includes many other churches with sections of their steeples. Each provides physically and visually 'a proper Bearing' for the next level. 7 were engravings for St.

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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Although the word monograph literally applies to any book devoted to any individual subject — be it a person, a place, a thing, or even an idea — in the realm of architecture books that one-word term is used more prevalently, if not strictly, in regards to individual architects and/or firms. A book on Le Corbusier is a monograph.

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Amber Book ARE 5.0 Review – Video Tour

Young Architect

Amber Book ARE 5.0 If you are looking to sign up for Amber Book, Click here to learn more about the Young Architect Amber Book Discount. In recent years, The Amber Book has made a profound impact on how people study for the ARE 5.0 resource, product, book or study guide. Amber Book vs ARE Boot Camp?

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