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Our Days Are Like Full Years.

Review of 'Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn'

By Harriet Pattison
Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
February 28, 2021
One Comment
A handsomely illustrated volume of Kahn’s love letters during the last 15 years of his complicated—and architecturally triumphant—life, salted with photographs, sketches, and personal memories.
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Bill Gates's Book on How to Save the Planet

Fred A. Bernstein
February 23, 2021
2 Comments

The billionaire's new book on the climate crisis is as much about practicality as it is about technology.


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Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook.

Review of 'Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook'

By Naomi Pollock
Wendy Moonan
February 8, 2021
No Comments
The book gives a comprehensive history of postwar design in Japan.
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Architectural Styles and The Elements of Modern Architecture

Review of 'Architectural Styles' and 'The Elements of Modern Architecture'

By Margaret Fletcher and Robbie Polley; Antony Radford, Selen Morkoç, and Amit Srivastava
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
February 5, 2021
One Comment
Two new books serve as handy refreshers for understanding architectural styles and structures.
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Brave New Home.

Review of "Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing"

By Diana Lind
Paul Makovsky
January 12, 2021
No Comments
A new book explores the idea that many problems besetting America connect to the historic fixation on the single-family house.
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Space and Anti-Space and Lateness.

Books in Brief

Suzanne-Stephens
Suzanne Stephens
Preston Scott Cohen
January 11, 2021
No Comments
Two short reviews interpret themes of space and lateness as they relate to architecture.
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12 Design Books for Holiday Reading

12 Design Books for Holiday Reading

December 4, 2020
No Comments
The editors of RECORD recommend these recently published monographs and collections of essays.
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John S. Chase - The Chase Residence, by David Heymann and Stephen Fox.

Review of 'John S. Chase—The Chase Residence'

By David Heymann and Stephen Fox
Miriam Sitz
November 12, 2020
One Comment
A new book sheds light on a significant but little-known house in Houston that a pioneering Black architect designed and later remodeled for his family.
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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
November 10, 2020
No Comments
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
Russell Fortmeyer
October 8, 2020
No Comments
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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