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With so many books being published, and so much available on the web, we review books we consider an interesting addition to an architect's library.

March 06, 2013 /

Tietgen Dormitory / An imaginary journey around a real building
By Torsten Bløndal (Editor)

This highly ambitious, much debated book aims to explain the philosophy behind the Tietgen Dormitory in Copenhagen, using a wide range of images revolving loosely around the term circularity. Publisher: Edition Bløndal.

February 11, 2013 /

Le Corbusier Redrawn
 - The Houses
By Steven Park


Le Corbusier (1887-1965) was the most significant architect of the twentieth century. "Le Corbusier Redrawn" features all of the self-sufficient and detached single and double-family houses designed by Le Corbusier since 1920. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press.

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January 28, 2013 /

ARCHIGRAM - A Guide to Archigram
By Dennis Crompton

In the decade of the Beatles and the moon landing, cybernetics, and megacities, Archigram invented new artifacts and situations and threatened the discipline of architecture itself: Walking Cities, Plug-in-Universities, and Inflatable Dwellings. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press.

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