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Review of Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism

Edited by David A. Hanks

Andrew Ayers

October 11, 2021

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This new examination of Hector Guimard's life and oeuvre is the first in 50 years in the U.S.

Review of 'Modern Architecture: A Critical History (Fifth Edition)'

By Kenneth Frampton

Eric Mumford

September 12, 2021

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Kenneth Frampton’s quintessential survey of modern architecture has been updated and greatly expanded.

Review of 'Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life'

By Kieran Long, Johan Örn, and Mikael Andersson

John Ronan

September 12, 2021

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An extensive new monograph on the work of Sigurd Lewerentz accompanies an exhibition of the Swedish modernist opening on October 1 in Stockholm.

Review of Parks of the 21st Century

By Victoria Newhouse and Alex Pisha

Kara Mavros

September 12, 2021

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Victoria Newhouse and Alex Pisha dissect the beauty of public spaces in this gorgeous anthology.

Review of 'Napoli Super Modern'

by Local Architecture Network and Le Laboratoire R.A.A.R.

Andrew Ayers

August 5, 2021

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Edited by Paris-based architects, this book focuses on 18 Neapolitan buildings constructed between 1930 and 1960.

Review of 'Reviviscence: A Bridge Over Genoa'

By Andrea Botto

Josephine Minutillo

August 5, 2021

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Three years after the deadly Polcevera Viaduct collapse on August 14, 2018, this compendium shows the aftermath from the demolition of the remaining portion of the bridge to the construction of a new one.

Review of 'Konrad Wachsmann's Television'

By Mark Wigley

Jean-Louis Cohen

July 8, 2021

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Jean-Louis Cohen reviews 'Konrad Wachsmann’s Television: Postarchitectural Transmissions,' Mark Wigley’s new book on the German architect who in his later years operated in an immaterial world of visual and numeric data.

Review of 'Built Up'

By Patrice Derrington

Julie Anne Hoffmann

June 7, 2021

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Real-estate developers have a reputation for valuing profit over contributing to the urban fabric. Patrice Derrington traces and critiques the evolution of the practices that guide their decision-making.