Articles Tagged with ''Book Reviews / Excerpts''

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and ACC Art Books reissue a rare three-volume monograph of the storied British architect.

The volume digs deep into the stories surrounding the biblical landmark to explore the parallels between spirituality and architectural discourse.

Edited by Irene Arce and Johann Schweig, a new monograph brings together essays, letters, photographs, drawings and more in a decade-long research project about the Swiss-born architect.

The RECORD contributor draws on her 30-year residence in the country to explore the social, technological, and historical context of 98 unique houses.

The labor historian and former union leader traces the industry's rising fatality rates and declining wages to the systemic weakening of building-trades unions.

These “New Antiquarians” embrace novel ways of looking at—and living with—the material culture of the past and present.

Synthesizing recent scholarship with four decades of fieldwork, the urban anthropologist and professor argues that public space is integral to healthy, democratic, and sustainable communities.

Read an excerpt from the upcoming book on the late architect, which features previously unpublished archival materials and interviews.

Dedicated to wood, this anthology explores the medium through multiple lenses from sourcing to forestry management to construction methods and technical innovations.