Dream of Venice Architecture is the second book in a series from Bella Figura Publications dedicated to the mystery and beauty of contemporary Venice. It is a follow up to Dream of Venice, a 2014 edition including photographs by Charles Christopher and a foreword by Frances Mayes that I reviewed here. This new edition includes… Continue reading Book Review / Dream of Venice Architecture
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The Architect Says Notebooks by Princeton Architectural Press
New this month from Princeton Architectural Press, The Architect Says Notebooks are a set of three gridded notebooks that offer quotes from the iconic architects Le Corbusier, R. Buckminster Fuller, and Cesar Pelli. A companion to the publisher's best-selling book The Architect Says by Laura Dushkes, the 64-page journals feature a foil-stamped paperback front cover with a sewn… Continue reading The Architect Says Notebooks by Princeton Architectural Press
Book Review / Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand
In his introduction to Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand, author J. Michael Welton explains that his personal interest in architectural drawing was inspired by three pencil sketches of the Virginia countryside drawn during the winters of 1946 and 1947 by his father, a World War II veteran, when he was a graduate student in… Continue reading Book Review / Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand
Book Review / Dream of Venice
This post originally appeared on our sister site, designythings.com Dream of Venice is a beautiful new book for Venetophiles and dreamers alike edited by JoAnn Locktov with photography by Charles Christopher, a New York native who currently works in Hollywood as a motion picture and TV still photographer. Printed on luxe Italian Garda Silk paper, the 96-page… Continue reading Book Review / Dream of Venice
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