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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Landscape Project Government Architect 105

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. And if people plop down $150 on it, I'm sure they might be encouraged to feel the same way.

Sketching 102

Sketching Art Visualization Education 102

Dwell

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While the Star Trek franchise has evolved over the years, expanding into various TV series, films, video games, comic books, and more, its overall look has endured.

Modern 126

Modern Industrial Manufacturing Management 126

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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Modern Students Cities Materials 93

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."

Firms 94

Firms Visualization Installation Innovation 94

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.

Architecture 103

Architecture Inspiration Contemporary Residential 103

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.

Architecture 99

Architecture Information Design Visualization 99

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.

Architecture 100

Architecture Landscape Contemporary Education 100

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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Architecture Visualization Cities Contemporary 98

Architizer

MARCH 7, 2024

At some point in the school year, a student in my AP Literature class will ask the dreaded question: what is “Modernism?” Even though modern art seems “weird” to casual museum-goers, there was a method to the madness. Modern artists rejected representational conventions in pursuit of honest expression.

Modern 130

Modern Architecture Art Windows 130

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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Materials Modern Technique Sustainability 110

designboom

JANUARY 24, 2023

the type is historically based on winkelmann's time and presented in a modern and contemporary expression. The post sebastian moock visualizes the history of queer identity with contemporary typology appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Visualization Contemporary Modern Architecture 98

Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Arrivals is Glastonbury's first dedicated South Asian stage Conceptualised as a cinematic journey to an alien jungle planet, the stage design combines iconography borrowed from pulp classic sci-fi films and comic books within a newly redefined South Asian aesthetic rooted in politics. Orientalism is bedded into sci-fi," Chaudhuri told Dezeen.

Information 119

Information Modern Installation Technique 119

SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 2, 2023

Chris is a young designer and visual artist based in the city of Philadelphia. Chris’s visual art developed alongside his growing skills as a designer, and this architectural influence is integral to his work. Secondly, the Art Deco style is characterized by a unique combination of classic elegance and modernity.

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Sketching Art Visualization Architecture School 190

Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The Eames designers were known for their iconic mid-century modern furniture, which is still widely appreciated and can be seen in a number of contemporary interiors. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. Photo by Justin Chung. Biscuit Loft, US, by OWIU Studio.

Modern 111

Modern Home Interior Housing 111

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This statement is a key to the philosophy of the firm, whose houses are suffused with a kind of quiet sophistication that mingle elegant, subtle modernism, with respect for local vernacular traditions. Featuring inviting interiors, exteriors, and gardens, the book is an expression of eloquent design.

Modern 75

Modern Home Firms Renovation 75

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

A crematorium clad in ribbed concrete and a geometric university bell tower feature in this roundup of 10 brutalist buildings photographed by Simon Phipps for his Brutal Wales book. All of the images in the book are in black and white because that is the way I approach architectural photography," Phipps told Dezeen.

Building 138

Building Civil Engineering Structure Roofing 138

Deezen

APRIL 1, 2023

For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight homes where stylish wall-mounted and built-in bookshelves add storage and visual interest. For book lovers, storage can quickly become a problem. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Home Visualization Inspiration Housing 145

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

One area where this manifests is architectural surveys: books that usually collect buildings of a certain typology, but also ones spanning a particular timeframe or through some other theme. A book need not be old to do such a thing, so this week and next week I'm featuring books that manage to capture certain places at certain times.

Restoration 98

Restoration Visualization Modern Residential 98

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. Successor movements like postmodernism and deconstructivism are, for Heatherwick, just modernism in new guises. Order your copy today.

Architecture 123

Architecture Modern Inspiration Environment 123

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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Interior Renovation Art Home 137

Architizer

NOVEMBER 28, 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. There is no shortage of Medieval archways, Baroque façades and Gothic spires in the historic city of Prague.

Architecture 123

Architecture Inspiration Contemporary Modern 123

Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Arrivals is Glastonbury's first dedicated South Asian stage Conceptualised as a cinematic journey to an alien jungle planet, the stage design combines iconography borrowed from pulp classic sci-fi films and comic books within a newly redefined South Asian aesthetic rooted in politics. Orientalism is bedded into sci-fi," Chaudhuri told Dezeen.

Information 96

Information Modern Installation Technique 96

Architizer

MAY 5, 2022

As people switch from hard copies of books to digital versions, the role of a library in a community is constantly changing. Now, these institutions are more community centers than places to borrow a book from. In addition to that, glass dividers and railings have been used for visual connectivity.

Modern 98

Modern Architecture Roofing Structure 98

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.

Modern 52

Modern Visualization Art Education 52

Deezen

JUNE 3, 2023

Read on for six examples of how architects and interior designers have brought these apartments into the 21st century, including a book lover's loft and two flats combined to form a family home in the Marais. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

Renovation 140

Renovation Building Visualization Contemporary 140

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Yet Carolyn Yerkes and Heather Hyde Minor argue that his single greatest art form—one that combined his obsessions most powerfully and that he pursued throughout his career—was the book. It shows how, even after his books were bound, they were subject to change by Piranesi and others as pages were torn out and added.

Art 105

Art Visualization Information Modern 105

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Obviously I cannot review my own book, and ethically it would be unfair to review the books by Vladimir Belogolovsky and Laurie McGovern Petersen relative to my own. So I'm endeavoring here to be as objective as possible, though I ask for readers to keep in mind that I'm far from the least biased person to review their books.

Modern 111

Modern Cities Building Visualization 111

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The recent receipt of two review books got me thinking about the past and the future of architecture books. As in any book that is basically a survey, a collection of things united by a theme, it's easiest as a reviewer to focus on organization, presentation, and selection.

Architecture 59

Architecture Art Technology Technology 59

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 14, 2022

Both Le Corbusier and Rem Koolhaas have four titles — not surprising, since both architects use(d) books as extensions of their building practices — and then comes Reyner Banham with three books: Theory and Design in the First Machine Age , The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment , and Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies.

Environment 104

Environment Modern Landscape Building 104

Dwell

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When a new homeowner purchased an apartment in a converted industrial warehouse in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, she turned to architect and interior designer Robert Garneau to integrate ample storage space—namely for clothes and books.

IT 98

IT Visualization Windows Renovation 98

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 28, 2022

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Jan Cigliano Hartman is principal of Jan Hartman Books and a former senior editor at Princeton Architectural Press.

Architecture 115

Architecture Contemporary Roofing Architect 115

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Architectural Models of Theodore Conrad: The "Miniature Boom" of Mid-Century Modernism by Teresa Fankhänel Bloomsbury Visual Arts , July 2021 Paperback | 7 x 9 inches | 224 pages | 150 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9781350152830 | $37.95 Teresa Fankhänel is a curator at the Architekturmuseum der TUM in Munich, Germany.

Architecture 98

Architecture Modern Art Zoning 98

The Spaces

AUGUST 9, 2023

Katharina Charpian’s new book, Boatlife, takes us on a captivating journey, revealing the inner workings of life on the open sea. Says Charpian: ‘On a visual level, I would like my readers to (re)discover the beauty of our blue planet and the freedom of life on the water through the book.

Zoning 98

Zoning Visualization Modern IT 98

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 28, 2023

This year's New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is my third, following the 2022 book fair and, just days before lockdown, the 2020 book fair. Along these lines, below are some things I learned while browsing the booths at this year's book fair trying to find some architectural gems. It is going for $7,500.

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Mining Art Architect Foundation 52

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

negotiating ungers: the aesthetics of sustainability Edited by Common Room and Cornelia Escher Common Books , 2019 Paperback | 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches | 224 pages | English | ISBN: 9780988290624 | $23.50 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : in 1980 oswald mathias ungers participated in a competition for solar housing.

Sustainability 102

Sustainability Contemporary Housing Technology 102

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. The design connects past, present and future, offering Lao Ding Feng a modern yet historically rooted home. Order your copy today.

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Renovation Modern Restoration Inspiration 116