Articles Tagged with ''Book Reviews / Excerpts''

An excerpt written by Paul Goldberger explores the work of an architect who designed many of New York’s most coveted apartment houses.

A new book explores the often-overlooked realm between architecture and urban space.

The near-encyclopedic collection traces the evolution of computational design in architecture over three decades.

Exploring forgotten 1970s experiments with passive solar design in the American Southwest, the book reveals timely lessons for sustainable architecture.

Eleven new titles explore residential design—from sustainable strategies and building materials to historical accounts and monographs by seasoned architects.

The new book of photography, featuring essays by RECORD contributing editor Izzy Kornblatt and others, comes 50 years after the publication of ‘Learning from Las Vegas.’

Read an excerpt from the forthcoming survey of midcentury landscapes, which explores the sometimes fraught relationships among landscape architecture, building, and photography.

The 93-year-old New York developer's retelling of his role in the World Trade Center's rebirth offers some real-estate insight, but avoids personal introspection.

From modest community-built wading pools to expansive coastal attractions, the architect explores the history and ecological potential of saltwater sanctuaries.

Ranging from a multifaceted treatise on design by Jeanne Gang to a posthumously published autobiography by Antoine Predock, this selection of books sheds new light on architectural practice.