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Photographic Portfolio: Nic Lehoux

June 4, 2020

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See images from the West Vancouver Art Museum's now-postponed exhibition "Presence & Absence: Nic Lehoux and Attilio Fiumarella."

Review of 'Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe'

By Jean H. Baker

Richard Korman

May 14, 2020

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This compendium explores the career of "America’s first architect and engineer."

Nine New and Notable Design Books

Suzanne Stephens

May 13, 2020

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A roundup of publications highlights new findings about the past and present.

Review of 'Villa of Delirium'

By Adrien Goetz

Suzanne Stephens

April 10, 2020

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Adrien Goetz’s fictionalized history of the actual Villa Kerylos on the French Riviera demonstrates both a convincing commitment to facts and a dramatic ability to animate characters, events, and settings of the past.

Review of 'Edgy Architecture: Living in the Most Impossible Places'

By Agata Toromanoff

Josephine Minutillo

April 8, 2020

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The projects in Agata Toromanoff's new book are experimental, avant-garde, but also edgy in the literal sense, as in built on an edge.

Review of 'Le Corbusier Paper Models: 10 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold'

By Marc Hagan-Guirey

Linda C. Lentz

April 7, 2020

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Hone your knife skills, and you can recreate semblances of 10 works of the Modernist master with this challenging collection of model templates devised by British paper artist Marc Hagan-Guirey.

Review of 'The Urban Fix: Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change, Heat Islands and Overpopulation'

By Douglas Kelbaugh

Aleksandr Bierig

February 13, 2020

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Douglas Kelbaugh argues that cities are a frontline in the “war” against climate change and need to be reoriented through urban planning and design.

Review of 'The Museum Is Not Enough'

By Canadian Centre for Architecture

Cynthia Davidson

February 11, 2020

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A book from the Canadian Centre for Architecture grapples with the question: What is the architecture museum’s role?

Review of 'City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present'

By Alex Krieger

Norman Weinstein

January 10, 2020

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Alex Krieger chronicles how utopian city visions have shaped urban policies and designs in the U.S.

Review of 'Where Architects Sleep'

By Sarah Miller

Suzanne Stephens

January 10, 2020

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This compilation guides stylish travelers to the most well-designed hotels.

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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.

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

An introduction to the power of sound in built environments and the new possibilities for acoustic design.

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

A large proportion of today’s public restroom users view privacy as an essential amenity. As all-gender restrooms rise in popularity, privacy has taken a fundamental role in restroom design.

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Photographic Portfolio: Nic Lehoux

Review of 'Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe'

Nine New and Notable Design Books

Review of 'Villa of Delirium'

Review of 'Edgy Architecture: Living in the Most Impossible Places'

Review of 'Le Corbusier Paper Models: 10 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold'

Review of 'The Urban Fix: Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change, Heat Islands and Overpopulation'

Review of 'The Museum Is Not Enough'

Review of 'City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present'

Review of 'Where Architects Sleep'

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Three Books on Frank Lloyd Wright

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