All Review articles – Page 92
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ReviewA machine for living in
This latest book adds to knowledge of a fascinating house, but there is only one way to really know it: go there
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ReviewA display of joie de vivre
Patrick Bouchain’s exhibition of three ingenious and diverse projects is fantastic
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ReviewCentury in a nutshell
This thorough, thoughtful and balanced history is a must-read, discovers Thomas Muirhead
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ReviewBanishing green design to a parallel universe
This shallow show decontextualises green design, says John Lee
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ReviewTicket competition: Grimshaw lecture Wednesday evening
Win one of five pairs of tickets to Nicholas Grimshaw's talk on Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, part of the Architecture Foundation's Real Architecture series
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ReviewMies van der Rohe by Jean-Louis Cohen
Mies van der Rohe Jean-Louis Cohen Birkhäuser £29.90192pp HBCohen's book traces the multifaceted development of van der Rohe's work, including his first Berlin projects, his villas, Bauhaus in the 30s and the American projects of the postwar years.
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ReviewDesign and Landscape for People by Clare Cumberlidge and Lucy Musgrave
Design and Landscape for People: New Approaches to RenewalClare Cumberlidge and Lucy MusgraveThames & Hudson £29.95224pp HBA new generation of planners over the past decade have sought fresh creative ways of working with communities to build modern and sustainable societies. Projects worldwide have been chosen to highlight a variety ...
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La maison de Verre: Pierre Chareau’s Modernist Masterwork by Dominique Vellay
La maison de Verre: Pierre Chareau’s Modernist Masterwork Dominique VellayThames & Hudson £35 160pp HBPersonal reminiscence and photographs of a hidden masterpiece, completed in Paris in 1932.
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ReviewOffice Buildings in Finland edited by Panu Lehtovuori
Office Buildings in Finland edited by Panu LehtovuoriCornerhouse Publications 160pp PBThis book presents 14 Finnish office buildings that have been built recently.
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Designing Modern Britain by Cheryl Buckley
Designing Modern BritainCheryl BuckleyReaktion Books £17.95 272pp PBA cogent and timely look at Britain and its design culture.
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ReviewBuildings of England: Essex by James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner
Yale University Press£29.95 820pp HBRevised edition of Pevsner's classic guide
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ReviewFlexible: Architecture that responds to change by Robert Kronenburg
Flexible: Architecture that Responds to Change Robert KronenburgLaurence King £30 240pp HBFlexible buildings are intended to respond to evolving situations in their form, operation or location, adapting to new uses and responding to changes rather than stagnating. This book explores this whole new genre of architecture.
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ReviewDetail in Contemporary Residential Architecture by Virginia McLeod
Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture Virginia McLeodLaurence King £30 240pp HBAn analysis of both the technical and aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary residential architecture.
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ReviewCalatrava: Complete Works 1979 – 2007 by Philip Jodidio
Calatrava: Complete Works 1979 – 2007 Philip JodidioTaschen £79.99 536pp XL format Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world’s most prominent architects but is also an engineer, sculptor and painter. He is currently designing the main transportation hub for the Ground Zero site in Manhattan as well as ...
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The social value of public spaces: Report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
To read the full version of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report into public space click on the link below.
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Review10% off the shortlist for the Riba's International Book Awards
Every month RIBA Bookshops recommends the best titles on a different subject and offers BD readers a 10% discount. This month's selection features the books shortlisted books for the RIBA International Book Awards for Architecture and Construction
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ReviewBroad church
Russian architecture is not as isolated from western Europe as it might appear, learns Gavin Stamp