In his treatise on Roman architecture, Vitruvius Pollio declares that the qualities of a good building are “firmness, commodity, and delight.” “The Ten Books on Architecture” outlines building methods for everything from aqueducts and temples, to decorative plasterwork. Written in the first century BC, and dedicated to emperor Caesar Augustus, it is the only complete document of its kind.
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Classic work by the great Victorian expresses his deepest convictions about the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. This authoritative edition includes reproductions of the 14 original plates of Ruskin’s superb drawings of architectural details from such structures as the Doge’s Palace in Venice to the Cathedral of Rouen.
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Pigeons (or feral/street pigeons, as Wikipedia insists on calling them) aren’t exactly the most loved urban dwellers. Also referred to as “the rats of the sky,” the birds have become ingrained into the gritty image of larger, dirtier cities such as London or New York, to name a few. But it’s about time to mediate our quarrels and analyze their role as an inevitable part of our infrastructure. Our curiosity was piqued when Colin Jerolmack recently offered his views on pigeons as contemporary urbanists, but we really couldn’t hold back when we heard that Phaidon’s new book is putting pigeons in the shoes of architecture critic. “Architecture According To Pigeons,” by the pigeon elder and architecture expert Speck Lee Tailfeather, is a true bird’s-eye-view of some of the most important structures in architectural history—it also includes some words from Stella Gurney and pictures from Natsko Sek. Covering over 40 buildings, including the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, the Taj Mahal, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, this book is just adorable, with stunning collage illustrations to match. A great way to brush up on your architectural essentials, no matter what age you are. …
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Philip Enquist, Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, explains generational layering on the University of Chicago cam…
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About the speaker: Fionn Dobbin is a lecturer and Creative Industries Program Director at the Stockholm School of Economics with a diploma in Industrial Desi…
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Chicago-based architect Stanley Tigerman talks about recreating a campus landmark, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, to incorporate the labyrinthine quality of t…
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Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President and University Architect at the University of Chicago, discusses the campus’s evolution from the 1890s to now, emp…
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The Architecture of Light makes lighting design approachable. This vivid, image packed text of lighting concepts and techniques serves as the perfect companion for lighting design students and professionals alike. Built around a successful teaching curriculum, this text provides a logical step by step progression through the phases of conceptualizing, refining, drafting and presenting lighting design. Written by a practicing professional lighting designer who is also an award winning design instructor, The Architecture of Light presents a perfect blend of visual design tools and fundamental lighting knowledge. In addition to theory and discussion, The Architecture of Light also provides complete chapters of common lighting details, case studies and a catalog of specific lighting tools. Every architect, interior designer and design student deserves a working knowledge of lighting design and this single book makes it possible.
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Now available in paperback, The Green House vividly illustrates the emerging collaboration between stylish architecture, interior design, and environmental responsibility. This groundbreaking book features more than thirty-five residences in fifteen countries—and nearly every conceivable natural environment—designed by a combination of star architects and lesser-known practitioners, all of whom put “greenness” in the service of quality design, and not the other way around.
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