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Review of 'Unless: The Seagram Building Construction Ecology'

By Kiel Moe

Eric Höweler, FAIA

May 6, 2021

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This critical assessment of Mies van der Rohe's Modernist icon demolishes much of the building's mythology.

Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Cosmic Nature’ Delights at NYBG

Kara Mavros

May 4, 2021

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The new exhibition by the Japanese artist is on view through October at New York Botanical Garden.

Review of 'Shared Structures, Private Spaces: Housing in Mexico'

By Fernanda Canales

Florian Idenburg

April 8, 2021

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Mexico City–based architect Fernanda Canales chronicles an extensive collection of housing projects across the country.

Review of 'My House Is Better Than Your House'

By Nader Tehrani

Stella Betts

April 7, 2021

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Architects Nader Tehrani and Preston Scott Cohen debate the design of the house at a disciplinary level.

The Legacy of Racism in the Making of Cities and Communities

Alicia Olushola Ajayi

March 18, 2021

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Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness, at MoMA, interrogates the past while imagining a liberated future.

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

By Harriet Pattison

March 9, 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.

Building a New World and Avant Garde as Method.

Review of 'Building a new New World: Amerikanizm in Russian Architecture' and 'Avant-Garde as Method: Vkhutemas and the Pedagogy of Space, 1920–1930'

By Jean-Louis Cohen; Anna Bokov

Eric Mumford

March 8, 2021

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Historians shed light on Soviet Design and pedagogy in two books.

Bill Gates's Book on How to Save the Planet

Fred A. Bernstein

February 23, 2021

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

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

By Naomi Pollock

Wendy Moonan

February 8, 2021

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The book gives a comprehensive history of postwar design in Japan.

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

February 5, 2021

One Comment

Two new books serve as handy refreshers for understanding architectural styles and structures.

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Review of 'Unless: The Seagram Building Construction Ecology'

Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Cosmic Nature’ Delights at NYBG

Review of 'Shared Structures, Private Spaces: Housing in Mexico'

Review of 'My House Is Better Than Your House'

The Legacy of Racism in the Making of Cities and Communities

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

Review of 'Building a new New World: Amerikanizm in Russian Architecture' and 'Avant-Garde as Method: Vkhutemas and the Pedagogy of Space, 1920–1930'

Bill Gates's Book on How to Save the Planet

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

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

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