Books

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  Three Centuries of Educating an Architect

  The first comprehensive history of North American architecture education looks back at where architecture came from to help us understand where it is headed.

   
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  Massimo Scolari Sees Alternate Ways of Representing Objects

  Our way of representing form in drawings—central projection—belies our ideology and philosophy about the world. But Massimo Scolari reminds us of the other perspectives that have come and gone throughout history.

   
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  High-Fashion Restaurants Around the World

  If the hole-in-the-wall restaurant at the end of the street is your scene, then a new book on cool restaurants is probably not for you. But for the customer looking for dining digs where architecture and design come first, you might consider starting here.

   
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  Critical Discourse

  Where we live is who we are, says architecture critic William Morgan.

   
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  Book Review: Coming Home: The Southern Vernacular House

  A book on the residential architecture of Jim Strickland and his partners at Historical Concepts.

   
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  New Book: The Great American House

  Traditional architect Gil Schafer III has written a book on residential design.

   
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  'Architecture Concepts,' First Comprehensive Treatment of Bernard Tschumi's Work

  A first overview of architect-philosopher Bernard Tschumi covers 30 years of his ideas and works, to be released in October by Rizzoli.

   
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  Book: 'Furniture Studio'

  A survey of the University of Washington's furniture studio by Jeffrey Ochsner reveals the linkage between materials and making that defines the field of architecture.

   
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  New Books for Summertime Reading

  A roundup of the latest architectural releases for your reading pleasure.

   
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  Book: ‘Bridges: The Science and Art of the World’s Most Inspiring Structures’

  Author David Blockley dissects bridges as something beyond common infrastructure—more like an architectural suspension of science, art, and craft.