A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JUNE 19, 2023

The most recent numbered 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, was #48, back in December. At that time I also mentioned an in-progress "Brief" with eight books — here they are.

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 1, 2024

American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus, Indiana Matt Shaw, Photography by Iwan Baan Phaidon $75 Matt Shaw’s new book, American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus, Indiana, is a comprehensive story about Columbus, The post <em>American Modern</em> by Matt Shaw with photography by Iwan Baan offers a collective history (..)

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2022

RIBA Award-winning homes are the focus of author Dominic Bradbury's latest book , 21st Century Houses. More than 300 photographs, plans and sketches fill the 21st Century Houses book , published by RIBA Books , to bring readers inside the "best of the best" of modern British homes. Photo by Mole Architects.

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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

JUNE 27, 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. means of engaging ecosystems and behaviors."

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Habitus Living

JULY 18, 2023

The 20 th century was in many ways defined architecturally by the long emergence, struggle for (or against) and broad victory of Modernism. With by an emphasis on rationalism, applied using modern construction techniques and materials, it was a movement that claimed universal validity.

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Deezen

AUGUST 29, 2024

Promotion: the eighth edition of design exhibition Look Book hosted almost 70 brands over three days at this year's design fair International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). At this year's Look Book, the collective displayed its Tloque series, made in collaboration with designer Taller Batán and informed by life cycles in nature.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A new book explores the legacy of an often-overlooked architectural style born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital. Meanwhile, intricately carved interior doors play off more modern elements, like the concrete latticework sunshade known as a panjara , which can be found in a number of Uzbekistan’s modernist buildings.

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Archeyes

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University exemplifies the interplay between architecture and knowledge. Designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1963, The post Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library by SOM at Yale appeared first on ArchEyes.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 24, 2022

There is no book review this week, since I've been busing preparing for the book talk I'll be giving for AIALA and LACMA tomorrow evening. 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. Did I mention it's free? See you then!

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A Star Wars-like cemetery extension and a cheese-shaped temple feature in this roundup , where photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego spotlight the best brutalist buildings from their book Brutalist Italy. The post Brutalist Italy book showcases "sometimes surprising" concrete architecture appeared first on Dezeen.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

SEPTEMBER 26, 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.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 22, 2021

This year I featured nearly 200 architecture books on this blog, placing them into one of six day-of-the-week categories: Monograph Monday , Technical Tuesday , World Wednesday , History/Theory Thursday , Free-for-all Friday , and Wayback Weekend. Murphy with Jeffrey Mansfield and MASS Design Group, published by Cooper Hewitt (11/2021)

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 7, 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. This installment features three books put out by Altrim Publishers : one case study and two travel guides. for elephants ?!

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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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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 9, 2022

Modernity for the Masses: Antonio Bonet’s Dreams for Buenos Aires By Ana Mari?a n’s Modernity for the Masses: Antonio [.]. The post A new book explores Antonio Bonet’s grand plans for Buenos Aires public housing appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. n | University of Texas Press | $50 Open Ana Mari?a

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Bustler

APRIL 24, 2023

The shortlist has been announced for the inaugural Architectural Book Awards. The awards were open to any book published in 2020, 2021, or 2022, with genres spanning history, biographies, buildings, practice, typologies, technical, and guides.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Continuing our mid-century modernism series , we take a look at the iconic Egg chair , which was designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the former SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Photo courtesy of Fritz Hansen Dominic Bradbury , author of the 2022 book Mid-Century Modern Furniture , agrees.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This week on Dezeen , we kicked off our mid-century modern design series with an overview of the movement , which is showing no signs of abating after more than 70 years. We also spoke to author Cara Greenberg , whose book popularised the term mid-century modern series. She told us that the style is "never going away".

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A new book celebrating the birthdays of influential designers recognizes the Swiss-born architect’s playful style that shaped the look of Palm Springs architecture. Frey, known as the founding father of desert modernism, pictured in front of Frey House I, his first Palm Springs residence, completed in 1940. Paul Getty Trust.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High Desert by Helen Thompson, photographs by Casey Dunn The Monacelli Press , November 2021 Hardcover | 8 x 10 inches | 240 pages | English | ISBN: 9781580935616 | $50.00 is also the author of Marfa Modern and Texas Made, Texas Modern [.] She lives in Santa Fe.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 7, 2022

For architects educated in the modern idiom, like myself, Wright's Larkin Building — an office building built in Buffalo, New York, in 1904 and demolished in 1950 — is familiar, discussed in architectural history classes for its monumentality, large atrium, division of work areas, and early adoption of air conditioning. But that's not all!

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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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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. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. You deserve it! A refreshing and sensical decision.

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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. As he continues to push the boundaries of what small-scale firms can achieve, Centerfield Studio’s future is grounded in design for modern life.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JULY 25, 2022

The monograph on Kahn was first published by Phaidon in 2005, but with the subsequent completion of the FDR Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island, the eponymous book has been expanded, enlarged, and updated.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2024

We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Eero Saarinen , the Finnish-American architect and industrial designer whose creations were adopted as the optimistic symbols of a new post-war age. "We The main illustration is by Vesa S.

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Community Architect

AUGUST 8, 2024

Vishan Chakrabarti wrote this book in the time of the pandemic which he describes as "space and time ruptured". His new book sheds a lot more light on why separating architecture from urban design is a big problem and less light on how connecting these two professions could be a solution to many of the world's current problems.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JUNE 5, 2023

Last week I cobbled together eight books, some of which publishers had sent me more than a year ago, in an effort to write a "Better Late Than Never" installment of "Book Briefs," something I had done back in April 2018 with Book Briefs #35. African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence.

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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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Deezen

AUGUST 31, 2023

Promotion: Nashville-based hospitality brand Graduate Hotels has launched a self-titled book spotlighting its hotels in university towns and cities across the world. The 272-page book explores traditional and modern interior design. To view more about Graduate Hotels' book, visit its website.

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Urban Design Associates

JUNE 28, 2024

And there is nothing more relaxing than curling up in front of a roaring fire with a glass of wine and a good book. Modern mountain home architecture and design masterfully blend into the natural environment with sustainable materials and a luxurious indoor/outdoor experience. The draw of a luxury mountain home is irresistible.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 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. emerged in 2023 at the Xinyang Book Market. Order your copy today. Order your copy today.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2022

John Gendall selects eight examples from his book Rocky Mountain Modern. While modernism has always had roots in the Rockies – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's first US commission was in Wyoming – the style has since evolved in tandem with the unique environmental conditions of the region. "An The photograph is by Paul Crosby.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. In the European modern movement, you often have designers not getting due credit," said Kirkham.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Curved resin walls define this retail space , which architecture studio Akin Atelier has created for the Sydney Modern extension at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Two curved walls enclose the shop Inside the Gallery Shop, adjustable resin shelves line the curved walls, housing books and publications.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Inspired by a childhood dream of Thoreau’s Walden Pond, he wanted to create a small and simple, yet modern studio in which to write, reflect, and enjoy nature. "To Smith, an ardent classicist with a modern point of view. To bring his vision to life, the poet called upon architect Eric J. "To

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