A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 22, 2022

Yesterday the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair opened to the public, the first of its four days at the Park Avenue Armory on Manhattan's Upper East Side. People interested in attending the 62nd Annual ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair can buy tickets online. linear feet.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this 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 — are six books in three pairs. Things considered "green" — mass timber, etc. —

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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.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2020

I wanted to share with others the books I am buying, or the ones I own and enjoy since I so rarely write any blog posts about my favorite architectural books in my collection. The post My Favorite Architecture Books – 2020 first appeared on Life of an Architect.

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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

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 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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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.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MAY 30, 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. The biographer spoke with many people in the making of his book and "Holly is my hero" was a consistent refrain from them.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 21, 2022

I've decided to bring back "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

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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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.

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so I put together a list some things I love ❤️ about architecture books — and just as many things I don't love ? Book Browsing + Buying: "18 miles of books" is a lot to keep organized. I ❤️ Finding books on Amazon – a decade ago I ? Why can't I browse the "Sale" books?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 15, 2024

After 25 years of running this blog under various names — all of which can be lumped under the "Archidose" monicker — I've decided to shut it down, moving this hobby, this labor of love, to Substack, which I have used since mid-2021 and where I will continue to send out weekly newsletters focused on architecture books, but in a new format.

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Archinect

JULY 17, 2023

Having drawn a sketch, users can enter a supporting text prompt to explain the scene, as well as select preferred styles including photographic reality and comic book art. “Stable Doodle is geared to both professionals and novices, regardless of their familiarity with AI tools,” Stability AI explained in a blog post.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The curated platform expands her cult blog, Modernist Estates – a decade-long project that has photographed and documented some of Britain’s most beloved modernist residencies and even spawned its own letting arm, connecting owners to architecturally inclined renters. Searching for your own modernist escape?

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Home Contemporary Inspiration Housing 64

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 16, 2023

Recently I was watching a news program, most likely PBS Newshour or an MSNBC show, and was struck by one of the talking heads speaking via Skype or Zoom being described as "a writer working on turning her blog into a book." His blog was five years old when the book came out, meaning BLDGBLOG is going on eighteen years.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 23, 2023

I do make one exception to this pledge, which is to exempt my ever-growing library of books on architecture. I am just a few chapters in, but that is enough for me to understand how Rybczynski organized his book. I have added to it once more, my most recent acquisition being The Story of Architecture , by Witold Rybczynski.

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Architecture Management Technology Technology 173

Young Architect

MAY 16, 2022

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Power of Blogging for Architects. The blog is still one of the most effective tools a small firm architect can use to foster community. The goal when writing a blog is to gain an audience. A successful blog requires interesting, well written content, published on a consistent basis. Schedule time to write.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Development 52

Life of an Architect

MAY 4, 2014

Home / Architects / Why Architects should Blog Why Architects should Blog Bob Borson — May 5, 2014 — 40 Comments I was asked to be the Master of Ceremonies for the AIA Austin Design Awards ceremony, an event that took place last Thursday evening (May 1st). This is now the main reason why I continue writing my blog.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JULY 11, 2022

In lieu of a review on this blog this week, I'm linking to that summer reading list , which features short, first-hand descriptions of the books. In the coming weeks and months, many of these books will receive longer reviews on this blog.

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The Architect's Newsletter

MARCH 13, 2023

Today, there are many reasons to write, little time to so, and many publishing efforts—books, journals, magazines, newspapers, blogs, Tumblrs, Substacks, newsletters, tweets, The post Architecture Writing Workshop is a new platform for writers to create architectural discourse appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 21, 2024

Quackenbush Building (my photo) This is the next in my Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series of blog posts, the focus of each being a landmark building here in Eugene. Michaels Books , Porterhouse Clothing & Supply , Sterner Stuff , ArtCity Studios on Broadway , and Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture & Planning.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Just as last week's Places in Time III post featured a trio of books that were initially listed in my earlier holiday gift books post , two of the three monographs featured here were also on that list. As happened when I wrote this post, each book begins with a rhetorical question pertaining to monographs.

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Architecture Here and There

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

” (Arch/Eyes) Even before I started writing weekly about architecture in the Providence Journal (every Thursday), I had a collection of big, coffee-table books of various cities photographed from the sky. They deposited these books on the floor of my basement. Maybe some of my “From Above” books are still in there.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 20, 2023

Monday is when I would normally post a new book review, but instead, this blog and its related newsletter are going on hiatus indefinitely due to a family emergency.

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Shades of Grey

APRIL 10, 2024

Continuing with LinkedIn posts compiled to this blog for convenience. Didactic aids, historical studies, construction text books. Architects and Engineers write books. I meant Gherkin of course, but got pulled down the alliteration rabbit hole. And while I'm apologising, the pages are in the wrong order but they are numbered so.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 21, 2022

I for one have not forgotten the lessons I gleaned many years ago from his books and work, and I continue to learn from them today. The book, which I purchased nearly thirty years ago, is one of several in my library dedicated to describing the genesis, design process, and construction of a famous building.

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Jane Griswold Radocchia

MAY 3, 2024

In 1540 Sebastiano Serlio drew this sketch in Book IV of his On Architecture.* Palladio doesn't describe this, but the roofs in his The Four Books of Architecture (1570) use the same pitch. Vignola's book on architecture was translated, of course. 1600, attributed to Vignola, comes from a book published in Spain.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Writing a blog devoted to architecture books means featuring monographs — lots of monographs. Not exclusively, of course; but before this blog transitioned to its current weekly format, one of the thematic days of the week was appropriately devoted to monographs: Monograph Monday.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JULY 31, 2023

From the middle of March, when a family emergency put this blog on hiatus , until the middle of July, when a funeral mass was held for my dad, my life was split almost evenly between my home in New York City and my parent's home in Central Florida. If you like hearing that sort of thing, you'll love this book.

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BD+C

MAY 12, 2020

This content originally appeared on Gensler’s Dialogue blog. . . In the workplace, digital solutions and platforms have eliminated some of the noise by improving guest check-in, conference room booking, company communications, wayfinding, food and beverage service, and more.

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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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Life of an Architect

MAY 28, 2014

Home / Book Reviews / Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese Book Reviews: Robert Moses and Harry Weese Bob Borson — May 29, 2014 — 8 Comments All the architects I know love books and most have an addiction of buying and keeping their books on display.

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Architect Modern Cities Transportation 79

Architecture Here and There

APRIL 15, 2024

Below is the foreward to Léon Krier’s book The Architecture of Community (2009), which I posted on my blog in 2020. This book advocates not to respect, study and use traditional ideas because they are historical, but where and when they are relevant for us the living, essential for our well-being. Drawing by Leon Krier.

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