Andrews – Vervm Fictvm: Architectural Delineation and Speculation, 1984-2020
About the BookThe drawing has always been our most essential method of communication. Drawings have offered us both a glimpse into the past and a view to the future. As…
Andrews – Rationalism and Poetry
About the Book (From the Introduction) Como’s Asilo D’Infanzia Sant’Elia occupies a unique position in the oeuvre of Giuseppe Terragni. Executed between his two most celebrated works, the Casa del…
Careri - Walkscapes
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Careri – Walkscapes
Walkscapes: Walking as an Aesthetic Practice by Francesco Careri was originally published in a dual-language Spanish/English edition in 2002, and republished in 2012 (only in Spanish) both times by Editorial Gustavo Gili,…
Jacks – A House and its Atmosphere
About the Book A House and its Atmosphere is a meditative essay about the experience of designing and building a house of one’s own. Told in seventy black and white…
Brantley - Transatlantic Trio
Brantley – Transatlantic Trio
About the Book (from the Prologue)Francis Jeffrey’s indictment of William Wordsworth’s The Excursion (1814) as “mystical verbiage of the Methodist pulpit”—“This will never do!”—will itself never do (Jeffrey 463, 465).…
Zach – For The Birds
About the BookFor this second edition (2015) Dr. Zach updated her For the Birds book, which was originally published in 2005.The book is an intuitive and interactive way to learn how to read…
Browning – Kites
Book DescriptionKites: The Art of Using Natural Materials is a collection of images which show how the beauty, intricacy and delicacy of natural materials have been used to form flying structures.The…
Jacks – The Architect’s Tour
If you want to be a good designer, set aside the glossy magazines, turn off your computer, and seek out first-hand encounters with good design. When it comes to cities,…
Quillien – Clever Digs
About the Book Clever Digs: How Workspaces Can Enable Thought is a comprehensive investigation into the psycho-physics of office spaces. With a formidable scope Quillien lays out her argument that how we design…
Quillien – Delight’s Muse
Delight’s Muse is a blessedly short, accessible, and thoughtfully illustrated summary of Christopher Alexander’s four volume work The Nature of Order. It rescues readers from the massive effort required to navigate…
Muecke and Zach – Resonance
Resonance: Essays on the Intersection of Music and Architecture is a collection of nine texts written by international scholars. Most of the essays were originally presented at the interdisciplinary conference…