Bivouac
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec: Bivouac Centre Pompidou-Metz, 2012 Hardcover, 46 pages + color plates My visit to Chicago last month was timed fortunately with two architecture and design-related...
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Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, by Studio Gang Architects, 2010. On a recent trip to Chicago a good deal of my agenda revolved around the work of Studio Gang Architects. I...
View ArticleEzra Stoller, Photographer
Ezra Stoller, Photographer by Nina Rappaport and Erica Stoller Yale University Press, 2012 Hardcover, 288 pages Starting on January 24 the Yossi Milo Gallery is exhibiting a number of Ezra Stoller's...
View ArticleMałopolska Garden of Arts
Małopolska Garden of Arts in Kraków, Poland, by Ingarden & Ewý Architects, 2012. The following text and images are courtesy of Ingarden & Ewý Architects. The building of the Małopolska Garden...
View ArticleCharles Ross: The Substance of Light
Charles Ross: The Substance of Light by Charles Ross Radius Books 2012 Hardcover, 344 pages Along with James Turrell, Charles Ross produces artworks that tap into a background in science. Turrell...
View ArticleBamboo Courtyard Teahouse
Bamboo Courtyard Teahouse in Yangzhou, China, by HWCD, 2012. The following text and images are courtesy HWCD. Located in the ShiQiao garden in Yangzhou, a city to the northwest of Shanghai, there is a...
View ArticleLe Corbusier Redrawn: The Houses
Le Corbusier Redrawn: the Houses by Steven Park Princeton Architectural Press, 2012 Paperback, 240 pages The value of precedents in architectural education is undeniable. Even as innovation in...
View ArticleFire Shelter: 01
Fire Shelter: 01 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Simon Hjermind Jensen, 2012. The following text and images are courtesy of SHJWORKS/Simon Hjermind Jensen. FIRE SHELTER: 01 is a personal project located at...
View ArticleUnderstanding Architecture
Understanding Architecture by Juhani Pallasmaa and Robert McCarter Phaidon, 2012 Hardcover, 448 pages Readers of this website probably know I'm a big fan of Juhani Pallasmaa's books. They theorize...
View ArticlePerot Museum of Nature and Science
Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, by Morphosis Architects, 2012. When looking closely at the buildings of Thom Mayne and Morphosis Architects, it's possible to see simple forms that...
View ArticleWiel Arets: Autobiographical References
Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References edited by Robert McCarter Birkhäuser, 2012 Paperback, 536 pages In Spring 2010 Dutch architect Wiel Arets served as Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor at...
View ArticlePodčetrtek Traffic Circle
Podčetrtek Traffic Circle in Podčetrtek, Slovenia, by ENOTA, 2012. Podčetrtek is a small town in eastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. Although only a few thousand people call Podčetrtek home,...
View ArticleGrand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives
Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives by John Belle and Maxinne R. Leighton W. W. Norton, 2012 (reissue) Hardcover, 240 pages On February 2 Grand Central Terminal celebrated its 100th birthday. The...
View ArticleLycée Régional René Goscinny
Lycée Régional René Goscinny in Drap, France, by José Morales with Rémy Marciano, 2012. The following text and images are courtesy of José Morales. ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE The building is...
View ArticleCandide No. 6
Candide No. 6 edited by Susanne Schindler, Andres Lepik, Axel Sowa Hatje Cantz, 2012 Paperback, 144 pages Since its first issue in 2009, Candide - Journal for Architectural Knowledge has followed a...
View ArticleAlexandre Arrechea: No Limits
No Limits in New York City by Alexandre Arrechea, 2013. Since 2000 the Sculpture Committee of The Fund for Park Avenue and the Public Art Program of the City of New York’s Department of Parks &...
View ArticleRenovação Praça do Toural, Alameda de São Dâmaso e Rua de Santo António,...
Renovação Praça do Toural, Alameda de São Dâmaso e Rua de Santo António, Guimarães 2010 - 2012 by Nuno Miguel Borges Nuno Miguel Borges, 2012 Hardcover, 294 pages (text in Portuguese and English) Since...
View ArticleThree Projects by Toyo Ito
Three Projects by Toyo Ito on the occasion of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize The following images are courtesy the Hyatt Foundation, and quotes are from Toyo Ito: Forces of Nature, edited by...
View ArticleEncounters 1 & 2 – Architectural Essays
Encounters 1 - Architectural Essays by Juhani Pallasmaa, edited by Peter MacKeith Rakennustieto Publishing, 2013 (second edition) Paperback, 384 pages Encounters 2 - Architectural Essays by Juhani...
View ArticleMuseo Amparo
Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico, by Enrique Norten/TEN Arquitectos, 2013. The following text and images are courtesy TEN Arquitectos. Museo Amparo is located within the historical center of the city of...
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