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Review of 'Built Up'

By Patrice Derrington

June 7, 2021

Real-estate developers have a reputation for valuing profit over contributing to the urban fabric. Patrice Derrington traces and critiques the evolution of the practices that guide their decision-making.

Review of 'Megastructure: Urban Futures of the Recent Past'

By Reyner Banham

Anthony Vidler

May 6, 2021

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A reprint of Reyner Banham’s historical survey provides insight into the aims behind what was called the “megastructural” movement.

Review of 'Unless: The Seagram Building Construction Ecology'

By Kiel Moe

Eric Höweler, AIA

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.

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.

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

By Harriet Pattison

March 9, 2021

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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 new 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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A new book give 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

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

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Unless: The Seagram Building Construction Ecology

In his new book Unless, Kiel Moe, professor of Architecture at McGill University and author of Empire State & Building, dissects the construction ecology, material geographies, and world-systems of the most modern of modern architectures: the Seagram Building. Read More

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This course examines fire-rated glass door systems and how they can safeguard areas of egress while supporting a wide range of design goals.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

You will learn about how lighting and open-air ventilation promotes healthier and more effective learning with the advantages of operable glass walls over fixed walls.