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A new book shows how Piranesi helped to define modernity—and how modernity in turn defined Piranesi.

A handful of new books document practices across the globe, covering a range of cultural and civic projects and urgent ecological and societal issues.

The Spanish-born architect and educator offers an insightful study of his adopted home, countering the claim of Tokyo’s "only-in-Japan" urban origin myth.

In his new memoir, Safdie fills the pages with stories about his career and personal life, from his childhood in Israel to his time at Harvard GSD.

Twenty-five years after his death, the first book dedicated to the work of architectural photographer G.E. Kidder Smith explores his impact on architectural appreciation in the U.S.

A new volume edited by K. Michael Hays and Andrew Holder argues that contemporary architecture is unified by the notion of "inscription."

A dossier of 1960s and ’70s pedagogical experiments from around the world, a new book collects accounts of teaching techniques and organizational models that resonate today.

“Residential Rising” is a story of significant adaptive reuse, as the symbolic hub of American capitalism has seen dozens of its aging office buildings transformed into housing.

In her book, the art historian attempts yet another definition of the term model, ubiquitous from algorithims and video games to Barbie dolls.