Residential Architect Magazine: Books

Edmund Bacon Biography by Gregory Heller

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:59:19 EST

Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics and the Building of Modern Philadelphia, a new biography by Gregory L. Heller, explores his role as a Philadelphia planner and as a third way between the visions of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses.

Win Tickets for the AIA Austin Integrated Design Workshop with John Boecker

Fri, 3 May 2013 04:16:14 EST

Answer Austin architecture trivia to win tickets to the "Integrated Design for Achieving Maximum Building Performance" workshop on May 9 and a chance for tickets to the AIA Austin 2013 Homes Tour.

Texas-Sized Custom Houses in Classic Styles

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:44:47 EST

Michael G., Imber: Ranches, Villas, and Houses offers readers highlights from the architect’s award-winning residential designs. The book also digs into Imber’s process of creating these classical buildings.

Elliott and Elliott's Maine Houses, Where Modern Meets Vernacular

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:54:34 EST

In Maine, a house on a meadow, a hill, the water, all reference local typologies and local landscape through a modern lens.

Reviewed: Maria Semple, "Where'd You Go, Bernadette"

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:48:13 EST

Maria Semple's 2012 novel, "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," follows the reclusive Bernadette Fox, an architect whose stellar early promise also frustrates her creativity.

Robert A.M. Stern's Newest Monograph, Wrapped in Police Tape

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:00:24 EST

The newest monograph from New York firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects defies the traditional monograph form and invites readers to see details, and evidence of its broad portfolio, rather then whole projects.

The Next Files: Alley Man

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:18:59 EST

Daniel Toole, Assoc. AIA, has written a book, Tight Urbanism, that looks at the use of alleys in urban design.

Book: Le Corbusier Redrawn

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 04:18:43 EST

Author Steven Park uses sectional perspectives, plans, and other drawings to bring readers inside the houses of Le Corbusier.

The Pacific Northwest's Cloudy Climate Inspires Novel Daylighting Solutions

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:07:35 EST

Overcast nearly 230 days of the year, the Seattle and Portland areas have a great need for lighting solutions. Fifteen examples of projects where architects and designs have delivered are highlighted in a new book, 'Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest.'

Through the Lens of Ezra Stoller

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:34:32 EST

See Modernism as its birthed, through the camera of photographer Ezra Stoller in one of ARCHITECT's best books of 2012.

The Man Behind Palladio's Villas

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 07:00:35 EST

Guido Beltramini, director of the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, reveals charming details about the life and times of Andrea Palladio in his book, 'The Private Palladio.'

Best Architecture Books of 2012

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:45:38 EST

Authors explored big-picture questions about architecture in 2012 by focusing on new perspectives, from the coloring book to the theoretical tract. Here are six books that broke new ground.

Book Review: Picturing Two Sides of Modern American Architecture With Ezra Stoller and Maynard Parker

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 04:43:28 EST

Two new monographs of the work of photographers Ezra Stoller and Maynard Parker reveal how architectural photography shaped modernism and vice versa.

Esto Gallery: Ezra Stoller: Photographer

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:42:31 EST

A new book on the late photographer shows the breadth of his range, from iconic images to lesser-known industrial prints.

In Frank Lloyd Wright's Collected Art, the Budding of Modernism

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:51:49 EST

Today we collect Frank Lloyd Wright's houses and furniture, but Wright was a collector in his own right, accumulating 32 prints by Seccessionist artists between 1909 and 1910 in Europe with his mistress Mamah Borthwick Cheney, among other artworks.

'How to Architect' Book Explains the ABC's of Architecture

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 02:00:19 EST

If you think you want be an architect, are starting architecture school, or want to remind yourself why you got into the field in the first place, architect Doug Patt's book 'How to Architect' is a primer on what it is that architects do anyway.

Portable Pop-Up Architecture

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:10:22 EST

The style of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí is easily recognizable for its organic forms and whimsical references to nature. What better way to convey this exuberant architecture than with a pop-up book?

An Atlas for Architecture

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:21:49 EST

Map-based infographics in a new world architecture atlas from Phaidon provide a unique picture of the population, climatic, geopolitical, and architect-migration patterns that affected architecture trends over the last 20 years.

Hank Schubart's Residences Bring Warmth to the Pacific Northwest

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:55:26 EST

The life and works of Bay Area modern architect Hank Schubart Jr., whose timber-clad residences in the Pacific Northwest capitalize on the region's dramatic views, are captured in a new book.

Book Review: Contemporary Follies

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:19:29 EST

Keith Moskow and Robert Linn's new book from The Monacelli Press.