Books architecture design

Books architecture designs and architects

New architecture books with building publication news and architectural images, plus architects background. Building book news from across the globe, contemporary architecture publications.

We select essential resources on buildings designs and architecture. Discover interesting built environment projects in print.

Some major recent works are ‘Sea Pools – 66 saltwater sanctuaries from around the world’, by Chris Romer-Lee, published by Batsford, and ‘Lubetkin and Goldfinger: The Rise and Fall of British High-Rise Council Housing’ by Nicholas Russell. Lubetkin built one of the earliest post-war estates in London, Spa Green (Finsbury), while Goldfinger designed the last and most notorious council block in the city, Trellick Tower (North Kensington).

We also feature architect Nili Portugali’s third tome, ‘And the alley she whitewashed in light blue-‘. Nili is also a senior lecturer; researcher; published author; film director, living in the holly ‘Kabbala’ city of Tsefat, Israel. Her work focuses on both practice and theory.

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter: Swedish Book

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Tham & Videgård Arkitekter Book news. Their distinctive mix of Scandinavian and international architecture calls forth respect in their native country as well as abroad.

arium, Architecture Book: Mayer & Bhatia

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Arium is a guidebook to Weather and Architecture. Examining the relationship between the atmosphere, built environment, culture, and politics – comprehensive research project

Contemporary Architecture Books: Building

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Contemporary architecture books, world architecture publication – information on new buildings + architects – contemporary architects books: publications

Travels in the History of Architecture: Robert Harbison

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Travels in the History of Architecture: ‘[an] extraordinary interpretation of Western architecture…Harbison’s expression of his personal and professional views is unbelievably shattering and breathtaking; he has the capacity to alter the entire history of Western architecture for 100 years to come’.

Beginnings MOS: buffaloBOOKS USA

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“Architecture schools are extremely important for their liberating capacity on the profession – allowing for play, developing critical thinking and exploring ideas along with new methods of construction.” MOS

Jim Olson Houses – Architecture Book

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Jim Olson Houses architecture book – US architect publication by The Monacelli Press, the most comprehensive collection of projects built in the last decade by the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects

Kada Wittfeld Book: kadawittfeldarchitektur

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kadawittfeldarchitektur monography, German architecture book – architects publication – 256 pages with 600 photographs, illustrations colour – black & white

Moshe Safdie II – Architecture Book

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Moshe Safdie II, Second Practice Monograph – architecture book contains a collection of work from 1996-2008 – Moshe Safdie book: Essays by William J. Mitchell and Thomas Fisher; Edited by Diana Murphy