All Book club review articles – Page 7
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ReviewBook Club Review: Kabbalah in Art and Architecture, by Alexander Gorlin
A visual story of the Kabbalah’s influence on contemporary architecture and visual culture
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ReviewBook Club Review: Concrete: Photography and Architecture, Daniela Janser, Thomas Seelig, Urs Stahel
300 photographs with insightful essays demonstrate the deep bond between architecture and photography
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FeaturesThe 10 books every architecture student should read
With the doors about to open at architecture schools across the country, BD selects 10 architecture books from the last 50 years that every student should read
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ReviewBook Club review: Memories of Cities: Trips and Manifestoes
An eclectic and personally driven homage to the built environment
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ReviewBook Club Review: Brick by Brick, David C. Robertson with Bill Breen
A must-read for Lego enthusiasts that boasts valuable lessons for business development
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ReviewBook Club Review: Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes, Jean-Louis Cohen
A collection of essays accompanying MoMA’s New York exhibition finds Le Corbusier’s work still fascinating
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ReviewBook Club Review: Irony or, the self-critical opacity of postmodern architecture, Emmanuel Petit
This well-researched book concentrates on a worthy thesis but could do with the deft touch of an editor
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ReviewBook Club Review: Nikolaus Pevsner: The Life by Susie Harries
The most definitive biography of the German-born architecture critic
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ReviewBook Club Review: Moving: Norman Foster on Art
An intriguing addition to our understanding of one of Britain’s most high-profile living architects
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ReviewBook Club Review: The New Rijksmuseum, Jaap Huisman
A thoughtfully designed book leaves the reader confused but hungry for more.
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ReviewBook Club Review: The Architecture of Natural Light, Henry Plummer
A thoughtful journey through the several possible results of the synergy between architecture and natural light
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ReviewBook Club Review: Imperial Gothic, G. A Bremner
An honest and critical reassessment of ecclesiastical projects of the British colonies
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ReviewBook Club Review: Detail in Contemporary Bar and Restaurant Design, Drew Plunkett and Olga Reid
An in-depth examination of restaurant design that provides any future globetrotters with a list of places to eat across the world
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ReviewBook Club Review: The Globalisation of Modern Architecture, Robert Adam
Robert Adam laudably tackles a wide-ranging subject in this stimulatingly written book
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ReviewBook Club Review: Four Emperors and an Architect, Alicia Salter
A work of direct tone, giving knowledge at each page turn
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ReviewBook Club Review: The Urban Masterplanning Handbook, Eric Firley and Katharina Gron
Christopher Gray reviews a deep resource for architects, urban designers and planners
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ReviewBook Club Review: Dwelling with Architecture, by Roderick Kemsley and Christopher Platt
A carefully considered book that leaves the reader hungry for more detail
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ReviewBook Club Review: Edward Durell Stone, by Mary Anne Hunting
A preamble through early work of post-modernism’s precursor
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ReviewBook Club Review: Zaha Hadid and Suprematism, by Galerie Gmurzynska
A beautifully illustrated portrait of Zaha Hadid’s affiliation with the Russian Supremacist art movement
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ReviewBook Club Review: Sharp words: Selected Essays of Dennis Sharp, by Dennis Sharp and Paul Finch
A welcome addition to the Architectural Association catalogue