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Architectural Record editors and critics review the latest books, films, and exhibitions about architecture and design.
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Archigram: The Book

Archigram: The Book

By Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, Ron Herron, David Greene, and Michael Webb
Deane Madsen
February 10, 2019
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A new book gathers far-flung remnants of the prolific 1960s British collective into a lively 300-page compendium.


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The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century

The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century

By Mark Lamster
Michael Z. Wise
January 8, 2019
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A new biography questions the personal integrity of one of the pioneers of modern architecture.


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Makers of Modern Architecture

Makers of Modern Architecture, Volume III: From Antoni Gaudí to Maya Lin

By Martin Filler
Michael J. Lewis
January 3, 2019
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An architecture critic releases his third anthology of essays on modern architects.


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Holiday Roundup

Holiday Roundup of Architecture Books

December 6, 2018
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Four editors briefly highlight books about historic and living architects, interiors, and landscape design to guide our readers in choosing gifts for architects, clients, students, or interested lay people.


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Four Books

Four Books About Sustainable Design

Michael Cockram
November 8, 2018
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A selection of books discusses ways in which architects can design in response to nature.


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Drawing on Architecture: The Object of Lines, 1970-1990

Drawing on Architecture: The Object of Lines, 1970-1990

By Jordan Kauffman
George Baird
November 7, 2018
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A new book takes a look at prominent architectural drawings over the years.


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Marcel Breuer: Building Global Institutions

Marcel Breuer: Building Global Institutions

Edited by Barry Bergdoll and Jonathan Massey
October 10, 2018
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Two academic scholars chart the rise of the Hungarian architect's reputation.


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Housing as Intervention: Architecture Towards Social Equity

Housing as Intervention: Architecture Towards Social Equity

By Karen Kubey
Alexander Gorlin, FAIA
October 10, 2018
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A new book discusses how architects are addressing the global housing crisis.


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Cook’s Camden: The Making of Modern Housing

Cook's Camden: The Making of Modern Housing

By Mark Swenarton
Hugh Pearman
October 8, 2018
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A historian looks at Sydney Cook's architectural influence in one of Greater London's boroughs.


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Monet & Architecture

Monet and Architecture

By Richard Thomson
Jeffrey Meyer
September 5, 2018
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A new book discusses how the famous French Impressionist painter depicted European buildings in his work.


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Three Books on Frank Lloyd Wright

In celebration of the architect's 150th birthday, RECORD reviews three new books on Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work:

  • The Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Iconoclastic Masterpiece, by Francesco Dal Co
  • An Organic Architecture: The Architecture of Democracy, by Frank Lloyd Wright, with a new introduction by Andrew Saint
  • Travels with Frank Lloyd Wright: The First Global Architect, by Gwyn Lloyd Jones

Scroll through the slideshow below to read a mini-review of each.

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August 7, 2018

Designing with Concrete in the 21st Century

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Concrete is a rather ubiquitous, tested, proven, and versatile building material. It has been used for literally thousands of years to create long-lasting man-made structures of all types, including buildings. Architects in the past few centuries have found it to be an appealing choice to express dynamic and vibrant designs in ways that other materials could not.

August 21, 2018

Housing Our Cities’ Growing Populations

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Credits: 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations.

Population growth within American cities continues to skyrocket. Once empty downtowns in Rust Belt cities like Detroit, St. Louis and Buffalo are filling up; cities across North America like Tulsa, Philadelphia, and Ottawa, hoping to be the next Seattle, are wooing tech companies to bring their offices there. 

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In the February 2019 issue, Architectural Record includes building type studies involving renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse.

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