From an atlas of never-built architecture to a monograph on Alexander Girard, 2024 had a wealth of exciting design books.
Some of the boldest projects of modern architecture were never realized. Many had their best moments on paper.
For those still looking for Christmas gifts, we round up this year's top architecture and design books as part of our review of 2024.
Inspired by the complexity and heterogeneity of the world around us, and by the rise of new technologies and their associated behavior, The Architecture Concept Book seeks to stimulate young ...
This year was a particularly great year for books that seemed long overdue, including monographs on Alexander Girard, Rosario Candela, and Donald Judd — specifically one dedicated to his ...
Throughout his 70 year career, Frank Lloyd Wright published articles, gave lectures, and wrote many books. The philosophy of organic architecture was present consistently in his body of work and ...
Its vision and interdisciplinarity are commanding; architecture, festivals, rulership, and intrigue are drawn together elegantly in this breathtaking volume. This book should be read by not just ...
From critiques of Britain's architectural history to debates on urbanism and workplace culture, BD's 2024 book reviews ...
Warsaw-born RIBA gold medal winner, who became the professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, changed ...
American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 128, Issue. 3, p. 433. In this book, Alessandro Pierattini offers a comprehensive study of the evolution of pre-archaic Greek temple architecture from the ...
But it sets out Jenkins’ stall: an interest in the symbolic and the obvious, and a distrust of communal housing and ...
"Painting the Town: The Importance of Color in Historic New Orleans Architecture" (PRC, 2024, $39.95) is a must-have for any collector of tomes pertinent to the city's visual history. The book ...