Books

British architect Piers Taylor advocates a radically local approach to contemporary architecture in his book, Learning from the Local. In this roundup, he picks 10 featured projects that embody the idea. Published with the Royal Institute of British Architects, the book by Invisible Studio founder Taylor encourages the design of more contextual architectural design that

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Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces is a book of “landmark architecture” built around the world between the 1950s and 70s. For our mid-century modern series, its author Dominic Bradbury picks out eight lesser-known buildings that encapsulate the era. Published by Phaidon, the encyclopedic book features 450 modernist buildings across all continents, many created by the

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Over 100 modernist booths that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe feature in the book Kiosk. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka shed light on the unusual structures and pick ten of the most interesting. Kiosk compiles photos of 150 surviving modular kiosks that were built in factories and assembled in cities in the

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Over 100 modernist booths that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe feature in the book Kiosk. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka shed light on the unusual structures and pick ten of the most interesting. Kiosk compiles photos of 150 surviving modular kiosks that were built in factories and assembled in cities in the

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Photographer Hélène Binet and co-authors Marco Iuliano and Martino Stierli have selected ten highlights – from architect Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals hotel to the Pantheon in Rome – from a new book about Binet’s work. The book features more than 170 photographs from Binet’s career and includes two critical essays based on in-depth interviews. It

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