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COTE Book TALK: People, Planet, Design

SW Oregon Architect

I attended the latest Committee on the Environment (COTE) book talk hosted by AIA Oregon back on February 8. The virtual presentation, produced by Island Press, featured author Corey Squire , AIA and his new book People, Planet, Design: A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture’s Potential.

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Oliver Wainwright on RIBA's '100 Women: Architects in Practice,' a new primer for industry-wide change

Archinect

In an industry where the gender pay gap has widened in recent years, where all-male panels at conferences are not unusual, and where macho culture still prevails on building sites, a book like this, sadly, still has a place. the clients who say they just can’t find women with the right experience.

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BROCHURE, RAIN & BOOK

Shades of Grey

You give the client a dozen copies to pass around the boardroom table. d One of the books I was able to rescue from my house in Zimbabwe was a rather splendid landscape format hardback with watercolour sketches by Alex Jack. We had given up on A1 sheets for concept work. Much more agile and effective to laser print A3 or A4 booklets.

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Architectural Exhibitions and Their Books

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

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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Summer Reading List: 8 Architecture Books Published in 2022

Architizer

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.

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The Book Room | Studio Infinity

ArchiDiaries

Excerpt: The Book Room is a library designed by the architectural firm Studio Infinity. The client aspired to provide a library as an additional amenity for his project in this small double-height space carved out of the parking lot. The firm aimed to address the spatial attributes and create a multi-functional reading space.

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Jetlag Books pop up shop // Le Brand Strategy

Architizer

In this case, Jetlag Books, a pop-up shop, is proposed to attract the interest and attention of the public. Different from other surrounding finely-decorated stores, Jetlag Books is immediately impressive at first glance. The space does not aim to be an “immortal” store, nor do Jetlag books wish to become an immortal brand.

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