A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 11, 2022

Here is the 42nd 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. As the subtitle indicates, inclusive design is the emphasis.

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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. How do the reviews compare, my own vs. OpenAI?

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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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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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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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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Hotel Designs In conversation with: Wei Xiao (萧威), Founder of Zhengyin Art In conversation with: Wei Xiao (萧威), Founder of Zhengyin Art Zhengyin Art has been dedicated to creating original, elegant artworks that elevate a space. HD: How have you, or your vision, changed since you start creating public art?

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a project that explores linguistic pronunciation and an installation that critiques internet "how-to guides" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Maryland Institute College of Art. A visual thread uniting much of the work is illegible type and lettering.

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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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Deezen

AUGUST 9, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: an immersive installation that invites participants to experience life from the perspective of a fox is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of the Arts London. Join our open days to learn more about Camberwell College of Arts and our courses."

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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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ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 16, 2022

Excerpt: Books in Clouds — Duoyun Bookstore in Huangyan is an architectural project designed by Wutopia Lab in China. The continuous white aluminum wall is used as an addition to create a serene and pleasant visual subtraction. The first area is the lifestyle book (area), and the coffee (pavilion) on the east side is near the water.

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Architizer

MAY 27, 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. In art and architecture, as opposed to politics, the French Revolution’s legacy is more ambiguous. Order your copy today.

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The Architect's Guide

APRIL 8, 2021

Architecture Books Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For this post, I thought I would put together an exhaustive list of the best architecture books. The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised: Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day. UPDATED: April 8, 2021.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2022

As we continue our deconstructivist series , we look at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio by architect and theorist Peter Eisenman , which he claims "has nothing to do with deconstruction or deconstructivism.". The Wexner Center for the Arts was designed by Peter Eisenman. "I I had never read Derrida any of that stuff.

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e-architect

MAY 24, 2023

The shortlisted museums are: The Burrell Collection (Glasgow) Leighton House (London) The MAC (Belfast) Natural History Museum (London) Scapa Flow Museum (Orkney) Art Fund annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year. The prize is funded thanks to the generosity of Art Fund’s members who buy a National Art Pass.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

This development of a body of work culminates in the second year of study with the master's thesis, a personally driven creative research project that presents the individual student's visual and critical methodology and examines topics relevant to contemporary design practice." In 2020, she received her BA in Art.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 12, 2023

And amongst all that noise, in October, the Frieze Art Fair opened its doors for the first time. Now in its 20th iteration, Frieze embraces historical alongside contemporary art (with Frieze Masters now in its 11th edition) at fairs which reach New York, Los Angeles and Seoul. See more on the show. All Saints Chapel, London.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Dezeen School Shows: an app that teaches human anatomy by visualising organs as baked goods and a musical elephant that helps teach children new languages are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow School of Art. Institution: Glasgow School of Art (GSA).

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Culture Factory: Architecture and the Contemporary Art Museum by Richard J. Global in scope, the book examines key examples from Europe and the Americas to contemporary China. So it is a book about ambitious peripheries as much as the traditional centres: Dundee and Bilbao as well as New York and Paris.

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2023

Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris , built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of the French capital. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 22, 2022

Among the parks featured in this book are designs by well-known professionals such as James Corner Field Operations, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Kongjian Yu/Turenscape, and Catherine Mosbach. I can only guess that this contemporary undertaking was enabled by Newhouse's wealth (she is the widow of publishing magnate S.I.

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Deezen

MAY 20, 2024

Maryville University St Louis Institution: Maryville University St Louis School: Maryville University St Louis Course: ADID 450 Interior Design Capstone Tutors: Kirsten Kohm, Lindsey Buening and Rita Radley School statement: "Maryville University is a private liberal arts university located in St Louis, Missouri. Louis, Missouri. "In

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 12, 2024

Photo © Qi Shuoqian Integration of reality and imagination The chief designer, Li Wenqiang, who excels at merging art with design practices, incorporated traditional Chinese paintings and gardens into the space design through artistic expressions. Visual connectivity is created between the play area and the parents’ rest area.

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The Spaces

MARCH 28, 2023

The bumper sale celebrates all things decorative arts – including 19th-century European furniture, art, ceramics, glass, and a cache of elaborately decorated gold boxes from the 16-20th century. Among the many offerings is a lacquered chinoiserie secretaire, fungi-inspired Flora Danica dinnerware and Louis XVI chairs.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Instead, Kidder Smith “designed,” researched, wrote, and photographed a remarkably diverse collection of books about architecture and the built environment. From the early 1940s to the late 1950s his interest in architecture led him to describe visually the architectural and historical identity of many European countries.

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2022

Ando's task was to reimagine the building's interior but incorporate many of its original 1930s details, which include decorative tiling and art-deco lighting fixtures. Art-deco details are retained in the renovation. Read: Ace Hotel Kyoto reveals interiors designed by Kengo Kuma and Commune.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As Christine Madrid French reveals in this original and indispensable book, Hitchcock’s relation to the built world was informed by an intense engagement with location and architectural form—in an era marked by modernism’s advance—fueled by some of the most creative midcentury designers in film. Ulmer's 1934 film The Black Cat.

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2022

Dezeen School Shows: a landscape garden for the Bengali community of Whitechapel in London and a pedestrian market on Vienna's Ringstrasse are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. University of Applied Arts Vienna. Institution: University of Applied Arts Vienna.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Architecture research studio Condition_Lab has completed the Pingtan Book House in China 's Hunan province, which features a double-helix staircase designed to provide space for children to read and play. The stepped interior of the Pingtan Book House is designed for seating and play. The library is built from locally sourced wood.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : Sandfuture is a book about the life of the architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), who remains on the margins of history despite the enormous influence of his work on American architecture and society. Sandfuture is his first book. Beal teaches at Hunter College.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 24, 2022

Though he initially worked as an architect—being a member of PAGON (Progressive Architects Group Oslo Norway), with whom he designed several notable rowhouse projects in Oslo in a decidedly modernist style—he is best known for writing a series of highly influential books from 1965 onward about the phenomenology and psychology of place.

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Architecture Ideas

MARCH 16, 2023

If you are a book lover or an architecture enthusiast, you may be interested in exploring some of the most beautiful libraries in the world, so let’s take a closer look at 25 of the world’s most stunning libraries and provide facts about each of them.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 16, 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. Order your copy today. Architecture is a powerful vehicle for spirituality. Order your copy today.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JUNE 25, 2023

Embrace Contemporary Design Elements: Clients often strive to achieve a beautiful modern villa design that reflects their personal style. However, they may face the challenge of incorporating contemporary design elements effectively. LOOKING FOR THE BEST RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS IN BANGALORE?

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 24, 2017

Everything I have learned about succeeding in business as a small firm architect has come to me in two ways; either through trial and error (with lots and lots of error) or through the many dozens of business and “self-help” books that I’ve read over my many years as an architect. “This is a subversive book.

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Hotel Designs

JANUARY 12, 2024

The inviting, spacious lobby fosters a sense of community, with playful geometry, dramatic arches, and distinct 3D wall textures enhancing its visual appeal. We transformed a traditional conference hotel into an eclectic, contemporary resort catering to both business and leisure travellers,” he says.

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