In his latest book, The Rise of the Creative Class–author Richard Florida argues that the stratospheric housing prices, costly entrepreneur-stifling zoning regulations, and homogenizing tidiness of "superstar cities" threaten to kill the creative ethos.

Former filmmaker Marc Kristal is a natural storyteller, which enlivens his 18 case studies about adding contemporary additions to old houses.

Our reviews of books by Jonathan Glancey, Gijs Van Hensbergen, Thomas Fisher, James Crawford, Justin Davidson, Denise Hoffman Brandt, Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, Leslie Earl Robertson, and Jason M. Barr.

Washing, dusting, scraping, patching, and other overlooked acts of upkeep triggered Hilary Sample to direct her attention toward a subject at once forgotten and self-evident.

Ronald Rael gathered essays by architects, academics, and authors that present ways to rethink the existing wall.

In her new book, Sarah Williams Goldhagen delves into cognitive neuroscience and psychology to explain how we respond to buildings, spaces, and landscapes.

Shared concerns shape our thinking about both sustenance and shelter, as this book edited by Samantha L. Martin-McAuliffe demonstrates.

This book, edited by Amy L. Arnold and Brian D. Conway, makes the case that Modernist architecture and design was developed in Michigan, not imported from Europe.

Architectural historian Max Page believes America’s preservation movement has reached a crossroads.

Stephanie Meeks, CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has mustered an array of data in this book demonstrating the virtues of architectural adaptation.