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New Book by Annabel Jane Wharton Explores the World of Models

Review: "Models and World Making: Bodies, Buildings, Black Boxes," by Annabel Jane Wharton

Cynthia Davidson

August 8, 2022

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In her book, the art historian attempts yet another definition of the term model, ubiquitous from algorithims and video games to Barbie dolls.

New Book by Kenneth Frampton Looks at the Work of Lesser-Known Modernists

Review: "The Other Modern Movement," by Kenneth Frampton

Josephine Minutillo

July 22, 2022

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"The Other Modern Movement" re-examines the Western canon of 20^th-century architecture.

The Untapped Potential of Building with Blanks

Review: "Blank: Speculations on CLT," by Jennifer Bonner and Hanif Kara

Eric Höweler, FAIA

July 12, 2022

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A new book makes the case for design and construction in cross-laminated timber.

Architectural Time Travel in Robert A.M. Stern's New Memoir

Review: "Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture," by Robert A.M. Stern with Leopoldo Villardi

Thomas Fisher

July 11, 2022

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From his boyhood in Brooklyn to his major practice in Manhattan, the architect recounts his life and work.

Bruce Mau Makes the Case That We’re All Designers

Review: "MAU," a film by Benji and Jono Bergmann

Dante A. Ciampaglia

June 29, 2022

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"MAU," a documentary by Benji and Jono Bergmann, delves into the famed designer's difficult past and grand plans to better humanity.

Salone del Mobile Triumphantly Returns for its 60th Edition

Design influences range from the street to the heights of luxury

Andrew Ayers

June 10, 2022

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After numerous pandemic-related delays, Milan's mythic Salone del Mobile is back in full force with designs inspired by everything from street furniture to luxury spaces.

"American Framing" Returns to Wood Framing’s Geographic and Cultural Origin

Back from the Venice Biennale, the show is a mediation on the most common way we build

Zach Mortice

May 17, 2022

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The exhibition, first displayed at the Venice Architecture Biennale, is a simple and soulful mediation that resonates powerfully from its new venue in Chicago.

The Art of the Oblique: The Drawings of Claude Parent

“Claude Parent Oblique Narratives No. 1" is on view at Gallery a83 until July 3

Joseph Giovannini

May 10, 2022

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A new exhibition in New York showcases influential yet little-known drawings by the late Parisian artist and architect.

Frank Gehry: Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings, Volume 1, 1954–1978, by Jean- Louis Cohen.

Frank Gehry Gets the Star Treatment in Two New Books by Jean-Louis Cohen

Review: "Frank Gehry: Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings, Volume 1," and "Frank Gehry: The Masterpieces"

Victoria Newhouse

May 10, 2022

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The noted historian and critic delves into the long career of Frank Gehry in two books, one a comprehensive presentation of his drawings, the other a synoptic monograph of built work.

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Chicago Exhibition Interrogates Design Justice and the Legacy of Racism

Review: “You Are A(nti) Racist,” Glass Curtain Gallery, Columbia College

Michele Y. Washington

April 13, 2022

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At Columbia College's Glass Curtain Gallery, the DAP Collective asks viewers to question their assumptions about racial justice and the built environment.

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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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New Book by Annabel Jane Wharton Explores the World of Models

New Book by Kenneth Frampton Looks at the Work of Lesser-Known Modernists

The Untapped Potential of Building with Blanks

Architectural Time Travel in Robert A.M. Stern's New Memoir

Bruce Mau Makes the Case That We’re All Designers

Salone del Mobile Triumphantly Returns for its 60th Edition

"American Framing" Returns to Wood Framing’s Geographic and Cultural Origin

The Art of the Oblique: The Drawings of Claude Parent

Frank Gehry Gets the Star Treatment in Two New Books by Jean-Louis Cohen

Chicago Exhibition Interrogates Design Justice and the Legacy of Racism

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Three Books on Frank Lloyd Wright

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