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Brutalism is abloom in this new book by Instagrammer Olivia Broome

The Spaces

Now, she’s taken her expansive project offline with a new book that celebrates the intersection of Brutalism and the natural world. Brutalism has a bad rep for being cold and austere, but Olivia Broome has spent years documenting the softer, greener side of concrete on her Instagram account, Brutalist Plants.

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Ink Versus Pixels: The Timeless Debate Between Hardcopy Architecture Books and Digital Design Platforms

Architizer

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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2023 in Architecture Books, So Far

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

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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10 Essential Books for Aspiring Architectural Photographers

Architizer

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. 100 Contemporary Houses We’ll start by keeping it simple: 100 Contemporary Houses by Philip Jodidio of the Architecture Now! Learn more.

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Two Louis Kahn Books

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Recent contemporary monographs feature WG Clark, Grafton Architects, Hermann Hertzberger, Steven Holl, and MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, while the historical monographs are devoted to Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Aldo van Eyck , Louis I. And if people plop down $150 on it, I'm sure they might be encouraged to feel the same way.

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Book Briefs #45: 4 Monographs

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

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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Ten contemporary residences with decorative vaulted ceilings

Deezen

As seen in this look book, vaulted ceilings are still a popular option for contemporary projects, with variations including the barrel vault, the groin vault, and the dome vault. This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen's image archive. Find out more about Casp 21 ›.