All Review articles – Page 91
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ReviewContemporary Church Architecture by Edwin Heathcote and Laura Moffatt
Contemporary Church Architecture Edwin Heathcote and Laura MoffattJohn Wiley £45.00 238pp HBDescriptions of 28 churches from around the world which are extraordinary in their richness and diversity of approach.It includes John Pawson’s Nov’y Dvur Monastery in the Czech republic, Tony Fretton’s Faith House in Dorset as well as churches ...
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ReviewArchibald Simpson by David Miller
Account of the life and work of Archibald Simpson (1790 – 1847), a local Aberdeen architect who influenced the way the City has developed over the last two hundred years.
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ReviewArchitecture and Authorship edited by Tim Anstey, Katja Grillner and Rolf Hughes
This book comprises 16 essays that explore issues of authorship, attribution and intellectual property in architecture. With contributions from international experts, it explores the work of luminaries including Ernst Neufert, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Cedric Price and Lewis Carroll.
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ReviewPaul T. Frankl and Modern American Design by Christopher Long
Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design Christopher LongYale University Press£35.00225pp HBIn the early 20s Frankl opened a New York City shop that became an epi-centre of American Modernism. The book charts the impact of Frankl’s ideas on merchants and consumers, on his fellow designers, and on the changing look ...
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ReviewA Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600 – 1840 Fourth Edition by Howard Colvin
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600 – 1840. Fourth Edition Howard ColvinYale University Press £75.00 1296pp HBThis authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architect.
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ReviewA passion for building - until September 1
A new show on amateur architects, which has opened at the Sir John Soane's Museum, is just one of the many events featured in bdonline's events listing
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ReviewTickling the tastebuds
This latest addition to the genre is sometimes succulent, but leaves you far from replete
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ReviewGrand designs that left a legacy
Far from being self-indulgent dabblers, amateurs have fuelled innovative design.
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ReviewCalatrava book competition: Result
Three people have successfully answered our cunning trick question to win a copy of the new blockbuster monograph, Calatrava: Complete Works 1979-2007
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ReviewMaking freedom a reality
Two RIBA shows expose the hope and difficulties facing South Africa.
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ReviewRural wisdom for greens
Marjetica Potrc combines art and architecture to create an installation representing the Amazonian rainforest.
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ReviewLouis I Kahn: Beyond Time and Style by Carter Wiseman
Louis Kahn’s bittersweet career, colourful personal life and undignified death make him a fascinating subject. My Architect, Nathaniel Kahn’s recent film about his father, brought him to the attention of a wider audience. Now a new book sheds further light on the life of the architect of more than 70 ...
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ReviewAntiquity: Origins, Classicism and the New Rome by Christopher Tadgell
A little shaky on your architectural history? Dr Christopher Tadgell can help, with the first of five Architecture in Context books, some 30 years in the making, that trace the history of the world’s most influential architecture.
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ReviewNew London Architecture 2 by Kenneth Powell and Cathy Strongman
According to this sequel publication, London is now capital of the European or even the global architectural scene. To prove it, the book sets out nearly 100 projects for the capital completing between 2003 and 2012, from housing to health, offices to leisure.
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ReviewBorderline at the Fringe
A bit more cash from the City could have brought out the potential of this show, says Lee Mallett
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ReviewThe war of Smoot’s ear begins
Robert Tavernor’s entertaining and thought-provoking lecture challenges how we measure
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ReviewAll eyes on Calatrava
Even by its notably lavish standards, Taschen has excelled itself with Santiago Calatrava, Complete Works 1979-2007, an XL format, 500 page-plus blockbuster so weighty that it’s unlikely to stray far from any coffee table.
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ReviewNew books for May
A personal reminiscence of Pierre Chareau’s La maison de Verre, a study of the importance of detail in contemporary residential architecture and an exploration of flexible architecture are among the new titles out this month