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January 15, 2021
Practiceopolis: Stories from the Architectural Profession
Yasser Megahed
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Practiceopolis: Stories from the Architectural Profession (Routledge, 2020) is a graphic novel about the contemporary architectural profession, in which it acts as the protagonist in the form of an imaginary …
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Architecture
January 6, 2021
Modern Architecture and Climate
Design Before Air Conditioning
Daniel A. Barber
Hosted by Nushelle de Silva
Modern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches to climate adaptability were essential to the …
Anthropology
January 5, 2021
Black Lives and Spatial Matters
Policing Blackness and Practicing Freedom in Suburban St. Louis
Jodi Rios
Hosted by Reighan Gillam
In Black Lives and Spatial Matters: Policing Blackness and Practicing Freedom in Suburban St. Louis (Cornell University Press, 2020), Dr. Jodi Rios examines relationships between blackness, space, and racism, in …
Van Leer Institute Series on Ideas with Renee Garfinkel
January 4, 2021
Till We Have Built Jerusalem
Architects of a New City
Adina Hoffman
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel
A remarkable view of one of the world's most beloved and troubled cities, Adina Hoffman's Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City (FSG, 2017) is a gripping …
Architecture
December 15, 2020
Architecture for the Commons
Participatory Systems in the Age of Platforms
Jose Sanchez
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Architecture for the Commons: Participatory Systems in the Age of Platforms (Routledge, 2020) dives into an analysis of how the tectonics of a building is fundamentally linked to the economic organizations …
Asian Review of Books
December 3, 2020
Stealing from the Saracens
How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe
Diana Darke
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Visitors around the world have travelled to Europe to see the tall spires and stained glass windows of the continent’s Gothic cathedrals: in Cologne, Chartres, Milan, Florence, York and Paris …
Architecture
November 27, 2020
Making Architecture Through Being Human
A Handbook of Design Ideas
Philip D. Plowright
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Architecture can seem complicated, mysterious or even ill-defined, especially to a student being introduced to architectural ideas for the first time. One way to approach architecture is simply as the …
Architecture
November 16, 2020
The Urban Fix
Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change, Heat Islands and Overpopulation
Douglas Kelbaugh
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and …
East Asian Studies
November 11, 2020
Where Dragon Veins Meet
The Kangxi Emperor and His Estate at Rehe
Stephen H. Whiteman
Hosted by Suvi Rautio
In 1702, the second emperor of the Qing dynasty ordered construction of a new summer palace in Rehe (now Chengde, Hebei) to support his annual tours north among the court’s …
Architecture
November 4, 2020
States of Childhood
From the Junior Republic to the American Republic, 1895-1945
Jennifer S. Light
Hosted by Nushelle de Silva
A number of curious communities sprang up across the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century: simulated cities, states, and nations in which children played the roles …
Architecture
November 3, 2020
Architect and Entrepreneur
Eric Reinholdt
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Today I talked to Eric Reinholdt about two excellent books: Architect + Entrepreneur Volume 1: A Field Guide (Design Workshop Press, 2015) and Architect + Entrepreneur Volume 2: A How-To …
Architecture
November 3, 2020
The Contemporary Hindu Temple
Fragments for a History
Annapurna Garimella
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Contemporary Hindu temples raise aesthetic, economic, political and philosophical questions about the role of architecture in making a place for the sacred in society. This book presents the Hindu temple …
Architecture
October 27, 2020
Louis Kahn
Architecture as Philosophy
John Lobell
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
For everyone interested in the enduring appeal of Louis Kahn, this book demonstrates that a close look at how Kahn put his buildings together will reveal a deeply felt philosophy …
Architecture
October 13, 2020
The Multi-Skilled Designer
Newton D'Souza
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Newton D'Souza's new book The Multi-Skilled Designer (Taylor & Francis, 2020) presents and analyzes different approaches to contemporary architectural design and interprets them through the theory of multiple intelligences. The …
Indian Ocean World
October 5, 2020
Swahili Port Cities
The Architecture of Elsewhere
Prita Meier
Hosted by Ahmed Almaazmi
On the Swahili coast of East Africa, monumental stone houses, tombs, and mosques mark the border zone between the interior of the African continent and the Indian Ocean. In Swahili …
Architecture
September 22, 2020
Living on Campus
An Architectural History of the American Dormitory
Carla Yanni
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Every fall on move-in day, parents tearfully bid farewell to their beloved sons and daughters at college dormitories: it is an age-old ritual. The residence hall has come to mark …
Architecture
September 17, 2020
Hitler’s Northern Utopia
Building the New Order in Occupied Norway
Despina Stratigakos
Hosted by Craig Sorvillo
In her new book Hitler’s Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway (Princeton University Press, 2020), Despina Stratigakos investigates the Nazi occupation of Norway. Between 1940 and 1945 …
Architecture
September 14, 2020
The Invention of Public Space
Designing for Inclusion in Lindsay's New York
Mariana Mogilevich
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
As suburbanization, racial conflict, and the consequences of urban renewal threatened New York City with “urban crisis,” the administration of Mayor John V. Lindsay (1966–1973) experimented with a broad array …
Architecture
September 9, 2020
The Great Indoors
The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness
Emily Anthes
Hosted by Bryan Toepfer
Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways …
Architecture
September 8, 2020
Primer of Ecological Restoration
Karen Holl
Hosted by Tricia Keffer
The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landscapes and waterways through agriculture, logging, mining, and fire …
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