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A Moratorium on New Construction

A new book calls for a global halt on new construction—reframing architecture’s value and impact in the face of climate and social crises.

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Can AI Save Us From Designing Ourselves to Extinction?

Sandeep Ahuja and Patrick Chopson of Cove talk climate action, cost optimization, and why technology is our best hope for sustainable building.

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Put These Timber Architecture Books on Your Shelf

Four recent titles highlight the past and future of timber architecture, from forest to building products. 

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Behind the Evolution of L.A.’s Mobility Landscape

Renewing the Dream: The Mobility Revolution and the Future of Los Angeles (Rizzoli Electa, 2023)

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Shelter Cookbook Takes a Fresh Look at Lloyd Kahn’s Legacy

Edited by architects Leopold Banchini and Lukas Feireiss, the book provides an intimate look into the home of 85-year-old publisher, builder, and storyteller, and the influence of his self-build books on sustainable buil

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8 Books to Add to Your Winter Reading List

METROPOLIS editors round up the best new architecture and design titles to get you through the season.

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Two Monographs Showcase Design that Does Good

West coast firms Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and David Baker Architects both have new monographs out with Oro Editions.

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A New Book Explores the Intersection of Design and Feminist Theory

With essays and case studies from 43 contributors, the collection puts forth new design methods that challenge design’s patriarchal origins.

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Reinier de Graaf’s Architect, Verb Explores Myth and Meaning

The OMA partner's third book traces the history and terms that dominate architectural discourse today.

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Have You Been Inside a Gay Bar Recently?

With diverse approaches to design, politics, and history, the gay bar is undergoing an exciting creative evolution we should all be paying attention to.

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Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman’s Spatializing Justice Reinterprets Architecture as a Social Medium

In their latest book, Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman propose a new kind of architecture that confronts social and economic inequality and uneven urban growth.

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A New Book Chronicles the Turbulent History of Architectural Complexity

Joseph Giovannini's Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde is a monumental exploration of non-conformist design.

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Queer Spaces Will Always be Necessary

Two new books show that the relationship between queerness and the built environment can yield innovative physical spaces that are at once adaptable, accessible, and inclusive.

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A New Book Examines Peter Shire’s Legacy

Peter Shire: Towers with Ranch Dressing evaluates the ways in which towers have influenced the artist’s work as signifiers of “nostalgia, joy, memory, and anxiety.”