All Reviews articles – Page 3
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ReviewFrom the Mauryas to the Mughals: ‘A meticulously curated window into the architectural styles of ancient India’
Oriana Fernandez welcomes a new book tracing the diverse architectural styles of the Indian subcontinent
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ReviewBrutalist Paris: ‘A reminder that the Paris of the future has long existed on the other side of the périphérique’
A new book by Nigel Green and Robin Wilson offers a fresh perspective on the significance of French brutalism, writes Jacob Paskins
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ReviewRIBA Principal Designer’s Guide: ‘An excellent and much needed book’
Sarah Susman welcomes the arrival of a new guide to the post-Grenfell regulatory environment
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ReviewHow to Enjoy Architecture: A Guide for Everyone
Charles Holland’s new book invites the reader to approach its subject as a shared endeavour with its author, writes Nicholas de Klerk
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ReviewReview | Brutal Wales
Simon Phipps’ new book showcases the bold and often overlooked legacy of brutalist architecture in Wales, writes Wayne Forster
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ReviewAn Atlas of Es Devlin: ‘The impact of her work can last a lifetime’
If you find yourself in New York between now and 11 August, be sure to visit this show, mapping the career of artist and set designer Es Devlin, writes Nick Hornig
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ReviewReview | RIBA Ethical Practice Guide
Eleanor Jolliffe finds the latest in RIBA’s professional practice guides a stimulating, but at times frustrating, read
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ReviewThe Ingenious Mr Flitcroft, Palladian Architect
Andy Foster reviews a new book by Gill Hedley that explores the early eighteenth century world of architects, clients and building
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ReviewThe Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens – Volume 2: Gardens, Delhi, Washington
Charles Holland enjoys the latest volume in the series on Lutyens’ key works
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Review100 Women: Architects in Practice
A new book offers welcome inspiration for today’s practitioners, as well as for the next generation of women architects, writes Sumita Singha
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ReviewProperty: The myth that built the world
Rowan Moore’s new book helps put the political focus on the financial and ideoligical agendas that underpin much of the built environment, writes Nicholas de Klerk
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ReviewArchitect: The evolving story of a profession
Eleanor Jolliffe and Paul Crosby’s new book makes an important contribution to the profession’s awareness of its own history, writes Neal Shasore
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ReviewHidden Patrons: ‘We need more of these stories to be told’
Eleanor Jolliffe discovers how a generation of Georgian women pioneers acted as both patrons and architects
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ReviewHow to Be an Architect Developer: ‘This book should probably be compulsory reading’
A book about architects as developers celebrates the broader creativity, ingenuity and business sense of the profession, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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ReviewBD’s book reviews of the year
We share some of our most popular book reviews from throughout 2023
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ReviewReview | Modern Buildings in London by Ian Nairn
Emma Dent Coad welcomes the republication of Nairn’s classic book on modernist London
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ReviewCaruso St John’s Collected Works, Volume 2: ‘A genuine insight into their motivations and interests’
Giles Heather finds that this latest volume of collected works sheds fresh light on the practice’s profound interest in history and alternative modernisms
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ReviewReview | Thrive: A Field Guide for Women in Architecture
Indujah Srikaran describes Sumita Singha’s new book as one that she wishes she’d had during her own education
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ReviewReview | The Church Architecture of Richard Twentyman
Andy Foster reviews a new book celebrating the work of one of the Midlands’ pre-eminent modern architects
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ReviewReview | Housing Atlas: Europe 20th Century
This timely publication offers a reminder that the value of innovation is not in being different, but in imagining and creating new models from which others can learn, writes Bob Allies