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Routledge-Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture

Review of 'The Routledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture: Reception and Legacy'

By Kay Bea Jones and Stephanie Pilat
David Rifkind, Ph.D.
November 10, 2020
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A new book by By Kay Bea Jones and Stephanie Pilat interprets and explores the enduring popularity of Italian fascist-era architecture.
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Modern Architecture and Climate

Review of 'Modern Architecture and Climate: Design Before Air Conditioning'

By Daniel A. Barber
Russell Fortmeyer
October 8, 2020
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Architecture’s past could be a key to a more climate-friendly future, which is the case the architectural historian Daniel A. Barber makes in his new book.
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Hans Scharoun and the Development of Small Apartment Floor Plans:

Review of 'Hans Scharoun and the Development of Small Apartment Floor Plans: The Residential High-Rises Romeo and Julia 1954–1959'

By Markus Peter and Ulrike Tillmann
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
October 7, 2020
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Every now and then, an architecture book comes along that reminds you of all the things you love about architecture.
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Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975, by Susan Benjamin and Michelangelo Sabatino. Monacelli Press, 296 pages, $60.

Review of 'Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975'

By Susan Benjamin and Michelangelo Sabatino
Paul Makovsky
September 8, 2020
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Preservationist Susan Benjamin and architect and historian Michelangelo Sabatino survey the classic 20th-century single family homes that defined American Midwestern Modernism.


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Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe

Review of 'Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe'

By Mario Alejandro Ariza
Terence Riley
September 7, 2020
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A well-researched book by Mario Alejandro Ariza explores the future of Miami and South Florida in the face of the climate crisis and rising seas.
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The Shenzhen Experiment

Review of 'The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of China's Instant City'

By Juan Du
Daniel Brook
August 4, 2020
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In a new book, architect Juan Du argues that the upstart city of Shenzhen, founded in 1981, has taken on a life of its own, far exceeding its planners’ blueprints.
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2 new books on Enric Miralles

Remembering Enric Miralles: Two New Books

Fabian Llonch
July 24, 2020
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Architect and educator Fabian Llonch reflects on his late mentor Enric Miralles, the Spanish architect and cofounder of EMBT Architects, who died 20 years ago in July. Two new books survey his work.
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Making Houston Modern

Review of 'Making Houston Modern: The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone'

Edited by Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
July 11, 2020
One Comment
This Texas-sized tome presents a rich history of an “outsider” architect and individual, with stunning archival photography of the inventive buildings and interiors he designed.
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Animal Crossing.

Pandemic Gives New Meaning to the Phrase 'Virtual Reality'

Andrew Blum
July 7, 2020
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The digital world of video games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons has opened up a way of seeing architecture, writes author Andrew Blum.
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Bound Volumes

Resources on Race and Architecture from the Architectural League of New York

June 12, 2020
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Resources for reading and viewing on race and architecture, compiled by Mario Gooden, with Mabel O. Wilson and the Architectural League staff
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