domus: iPad edition 961/September 2012, is n available as a free download. Gideon Fink Shapiro visits two new libraries designed by David Adjaye as agents of social change within a peripheral neighbourhood of Washington, DC. In a special multimedia feature, Federico Nicolao travels to Otro, a “skateable sculpture” by artist Koo Jeong-A that leads a […]
Thames & Hudson have published The Architecture of Natural Light by Henry Plummer in paperback. The Architecture of Natural Light is the first publication to consider the many effects of natural illumination in contemporary buildings. This comprehensive and thoughtful survey begins with a brief introduction to the history of architecture, seen through the advances and […]
Planet Architecture present Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater Special Edition on DVD, featuring over 250 Photographs and 17 Virtual Reality Panoramas. In 1935, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a country house for the Kaufmann family over a small stream in Western Pennsylvania. He named it Fallingwater. It, perhaps more than any other building, exemplifies Wright’s concept of […]
Bronx Architecture” is an online guide to the architecture of the borough developed by Lehman College Art Gallery/CUNY. Designed as a companion to “Public Art in the Bronx,” the Web site features over 75 buildings, background on architects, neighborhood walking tours, maps, lesson-plans for high school teachers, neighborhood histories, a resource section, and glossary. Like […]
