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Scott, an internationally known architect and principal emeritus at Hartman-Cox Architects, turned over the definitive four-volume monograph of work by McKim, Mead & White.

April 22, 2019 by Mike Welton

McKim, Mead & White: The Monograph

The photographs tell the design story of place-making from a different time.

April 12, 2019 by Mike Welton

Motel Vegas: A Book by Fred Sigman

February 15, 2019 by Mike Welton

James Victore Says Feck Perfuction

Another option is a favorite from 2015 called “Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand,” by the editor and publisher of this web site.

December 12, 2018 by Mike Welton

This Year, Give the Gift of Architecture

“Richard’s challenges were negotiating relationships and getting access to these spaces, which was not always easy,” says editor Alan Rapp. “

December 5, 2018 by Mike Welton

Le Corbusier: The Built Work

“It’s not the traditional monograph – and it’s not a monograph at all,” says founder Larry Scarpa about “Ordinary and Extraordinary.” “It’s more a book about ideas, in short stories.”

November 30, 2018 by Mike Welton

Brooks + Scarpa: ‘Ordinary and Extraordinary’ Book Signing in Raleigh Dec. 15

Published by Phaidon, the 320-page book features drawings from Michelangelo to Frank Gehry, Louise Bourgeois to Tadao Ando, B.V. Doshi to Zaha Hadid, and Grafton to Luis Barragán, and demonstrates the variety and beauty of architectural drawings.

November 28, 2018 by Mike Welton

‘Drawing Architecture,’ from Phaidon

November 21, 2018 by Mike Welton

Cocktails and Conversations: The Book

“Modern Hollywood” addresses the contemporary houses the stars lived in.

November 12, 2018 by Mike Welton

How Hollywood Stars Really Lived

Today, that volume has been updated in a soft-cover format, with the addition of Carrere and Hastings’ Rose Reading Room in the New York Public Library to its list of protected spaces.

October 24, 2018 by Mike Welton

The Interior Landmarks of New York City