All Books articles – Page 5
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ReviewRed brick era proves worth another look
Roger Hawkins and Russell Brown, directors at Hawkins Brown, review books on the work of James Stirling and how space affects teaching in higher education design.
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ReviewJohn Madin, by Alan Clawley
John Madin’s work may be unfashionable now, but his desire to change the face of his home city was in tune with the age, says Helen Thomas
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ReviewThe Possibility of an Absolute Architecture by Pier Vittorio Aureli
This new book articulates the current conflicts of our theoretical landscape, says Aram Mooradian
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ReviewBlueprint for the cities we want to live in
Peter Calthorpe shows how ecological design can bring about neighbourhoods that are diverse, interesting and keep us healthy, while Carl Stein looks at how we can design a sustainable future with a modernist methodology
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ReviewHow to build an argument
Edward Glaeser’s eulogy of city life looks set to become a cornerstone of debate, says Otto Saumarez Smith
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ReviewThe Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan
Adam Caruso delights in the completion of a 55-year project to publish extensive photographs of the work of Louis Sullivan
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ReviewSite-writing: The Architecture of Art Criticism by Jane Rendell
Jane Rendell’s interpretation of art criticism builds a hive of intriguing reflections.
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ReviewThe 18th Century church in Britain by Terry Friedman
Terry Friedman’s formidable tome may test readers’ stamina.
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ReviewGino Valle monograph
This book reveals reveals the extraordinary contribution of one of Italy’s greats.
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ReviewFurther reading on refurbishment
Two recent books take very different approaches to the integration of modern design with existing historic building.
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ReviewEcological Urbanism
Mohsen Mostafavi’s collection of essays opens up the scope of landscape design
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Food on the Move by David Lawrence
This study of motorway services takes readers on a memorable journey
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ReviewEuropean Housing Concepts 1990-2010
I am sorry to say that many of the half dozen essays, which kick off this design review, feel portentous and lacking in original insight.
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ReviewDASH: The Luxury City Apartment
In these interesting economic times, many practitioners might be forgiven for thin-king that the only sector of the building industry unaffected by the doldrums is that of the platinum-plated apartment block or marble-clad town house.
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ReviewModels for the future
This book could offer some ideas for future affor-dable housing development in hard financial times.
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ReviewHolding urban imagination
Everyone who has wandered past my desk recently has picked up this book.
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ReviewIl Girasole
This breathtaking multimedai chronicle of Angelo Invernizzi’s fairy tale Italian villa revolves profound ideas of time and space
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ReviewBerlin — Matter of Memory by FredrikTorisson
An exploration of Berlin divides the city into monuments and relics
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ReviewLeonard Manasseh by Timothy Brittain-Catlin
The architect’s life shares many of the common motifs of practice in post-war Britain
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ReviewJourneys: How Travelling Fruit, Ideas and Buildings Rearrange our Environment
Giovanna Borasi’s book chronicles the human experience of migration