A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 21, 2023

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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RMJM Architecture

APRIL 19, 2024

It is the date on which several prominent authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died, thus it was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference, in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.

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Habitus Living

AUGUST 20, 2023

Wherever your inclinations lie, and however the book might challenge them, there is a garden here to inspire design almost anywhere. If you leave this book having learned one thing, I hope it is this: to be in the garden is to be connected to something bigger.” Oudolf Field, photograph by Jason Ingram. “A

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Architecture Lab

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

He had worked with complex structures, and there are a great many books written […]. This man was a renowned architect who made extraordinary structures paying attention to the slightest details, space, and scale.

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The Architect's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Brought to you by: ] The Infinity Drain® Commercial Look Book utilizes case studies over a wide variety of commercial sectors including government, health care, corporate, fitness, transportation, education, multi-family [.].

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Archute

AUGUST 19, 2022

If you're a design enthusiast, there's probably always room on your shelf or coffee table for another interior design book. Books are a great source of in-depth knowledge if you're an aspiring interior designer or even if you want to grasp interior design basics. There are various interior design books that you may use to get.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 24, 2022

There is no book review this week, since I've been busing preparing for the book talk I'll be giving for AIALA and LACMA tomorrow evening. On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 5pm PST I'll be presenting my latest book, Buildings in Print , in a free Zoom talk moderated by Frances Anderton. Did I mention it's free? See you then!

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

This does not surprise me, since books on interior design are more accessible and relevant to a wider audience, not just professionals. Higher sales for interior design books compared to architecture books is therefore logical, but can one say that interiors scholarship is on par with architecture?

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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!

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 6, 2022

This is exciting: on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 5pm PST I'll be presenting my latest book, Buildings in Print , in a free Zoom talk moderated by Frances Anderton. Details via LACMA and AIALA : Author John Hill will present his new book Buildings in Print: 100 Influential and Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books (Prestel, 2021).

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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. It's clear that in Cucinella's hands a sustainable future will rely on contemporary technologies as much as vernacular techniques.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 21, 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. The Hegelian aspect of this book is right there in the title. Order your copy today. Wallin and W. Wade, artists; J.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Book lovers, the time has arrived. This is the year to finally tackle your overflowing bookshelf (and the piles of books stacked alongside it) and store your books like the treasures they are. Deciding where to start when organizing your books can be difficult, especially when you’ve been collecting them for years.

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2022

We hope they will inspire you to take part in LAGI 2022 Mannheim , open now through September 4, 2022. Throughout this article you’ll find example entries to previous LAGI design competitions. Participation is free and open to anyone anywhere in the world.

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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. This approach to text columns, which further organizes images and captions, is commendable, since Louis I.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 7, 2022

Fine Books & Collections has an interview I did with Rebecca Rego Barry , in which I talk about Buildings in Print: 100 Influential & Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books (Prestel, 2021), collecting architecture books, and a few important titles in my personal library.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As we close out the year, our team share some of their favourite books on The Spaces Bookshelf , from lavish architectural tomes to street photography essays, and much-missed pioneer Virgil Abloh’s collaboration with Nike. The book is a loving portrait of these pioneering culinary talents as well as the spaces they inhabit.

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Architizer

JANUARY 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. We all know knowledge is the key and all that, so this year, why not try a different approach; what about starting or joining a book club?

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Architizer

JANUARY 23, 2024

Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. Published by Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci, in his 1202 book Liber Abaci, it consists of a sequence in which each number is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers. Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 7, 2022

On the outside, its fairly traditional design is reminiscent of Lost Buildings , which had some of the same important players (Ware and Chicago cultural historian Tim Samuelson), but whereas that earlier book was sized to the companion DVD, Reconstructing the Garrick is large, with a tall proportion befitting the city's one-time tallest building.

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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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Archinect

DECEMBER 24, 2021

“The Eames House is one of the prime exemplars that have shaped my mind,” he said in a 1989 interview of the Pacific Palisades Home built by the Eameses in 1949.

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Bustler

JANUARY 9, 2023

The library’s flowing form draws inspiration from the “sculptural force” of Wuhan’s rivers. Inside, the motif is continued through a stepped terrace of books that seeks to evoke the aura of a canyon.

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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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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

A series of tiered terraces, that will house the library's books and activity areas, will flank the interior of the structure with ground-floor channels bisecting between the terraces which will function as accessible public space. Stepped terraces will house different activity areas and the library's book collections.

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Dwell

JULY 12, 2022

Memphis-inspired interiors, subterranean homes, and new design solutions for pressing global issues are all featured in these recently released architecture and design hardcovers. I always feel an urge to update my design book collection when summer comes around. But for the outliers, here I go. You know, the necessities.

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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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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2023

From Glasgow to Somerset, here are historian John Boughton's picks of the UK 's most interesting public housing schemes featured in his latest book , A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates. He hopes his new book will convey that their design is not solely responsible for social housing's triumphs and failings, as is often reported.

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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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Habitus Living

MAY 16, 2023

Mirroring its object, this book takes a fundamental approach to the practice of working with clay. The book is divided into two main sections. Her profile in the Mark section of the book gives a personal account of her journey into this art form, touching on family connections and adjacent practices such as sculpture.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Our kids are our future—teach them to be conscientious and kind to Mother Earth with these sweet, informative children’s books. Readers of all ages will pore over the pages of this spectacular book. A Kids Book About Climate Change Climate change is a topic that can be overwhelming for kids and grownups. And did you know?

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The Spaces

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The holiday season is upon us once again, and if you’re searching for gift inspiration, look no further. The flecked uppers of this leather Reebok trainer are inspired by the patinaed fibreglass of Eames’ classic shell armchair. Dumbo bookends. Photography: Tortuga Forma. Reebok x Eames Classic Leather sneaker.

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Architizer

MAY 20, 2022

Explore with this collection 7 inspiring mini-libraries that utilize their tiny site. If seeing the opened buckets as 0’s and the closed ones as 1’s in binary code — a message saying “books are the windows to the world” can be read from the façade. The two tiling roofs resemble an opened book.

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The Architecture Designs

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you’re in this situation, you might wonder how to make your home office corner not only functional but also comfy and inspiring. The Architecture Designs explores some creative home office decor ideas and practical tips to make a home office corner that genuinely inspires you. Keep favorite topic books close at hand.

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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.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As firms begin to receive and unbox their new treasures, we encourage the featured A+Awards winners to show us photographs of their book alongside their winning project or team and to send us the photo. We’ll share the best images on Architizer and social media platforms. Keep an eye out for the results! appeared first on Journal.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Legend suggests he saw a white rabbit disappear down a hole in the manor’s grounds, and the idea for the book was born. The literary connection has clearly inspired Meilichzon , who installed rabbit brass knockers on bedroom doors and scattered rabbit and mushroom motifs throughout.

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