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Souto de Moura: Atlas de Parede

Souto de Moura: Atlas de Parede—

A look at the visual archive behind the work of the Portuguese architect and latest Pritzker laureate. A book review from Porto

100 Notes – 100 Thoughts for dOCUMENTA (13)—

Hatje Cantz and dOCUMENTA (13) publish a collection of notebooks as a prelude to the exhibition, which opens in June. A book review by Anna Daneri

Socialist Architecture: The Vanishing Act—

Armin Linke and Srdjan Jovanovic´ Weiss survey the socialist architecture and spatial experience of former Yugoslavia. A book review

Trans-locality and Dissemination: 3 Years Arrow Factory, 2008 – 2011—

A book that reveals an "urban place" producing trans-local objects and networks, dissemination and knowledge of urban everyday life. A book review by Pelin Tan

Where They Create—

The images of Australian photographer Paul Barbera unveil places of creativity. A book review from Amsterdam

Africa, looking beyond the clichés—

Via the lens and pen of two European architects—David Adjaye and Antoni Folkers—two books offer a close encounter with architecture and urban development on the African continent. A book review by Iolanda Pensa

The Belgian modernism of Willy Van Der Meeren—

The subject of this photography book is a neglected modernist social housing complex in the legacy of unité d'habitation by the architect Willy Van Der Meeren. A book review by Angelique Campens

Warchavchik: Fraturas da vanguarda—

This book reconstructs the career of the Russian-Ukrainian architect Gregori Warchavchik, suggesting that Brazilian architecture might have been different from what we think it should be. A book review by Renato Anelli

Unpacking my library: Bjarke Ingels

Unpacking my library: Bjarke Ingels—

Unsurprisingly, the books that inspire founder of BIG are as unorthodox as his own career, spanning the gap between science fiction, comics and Nietzsche. A book review from New York by Gianluigi Ricuperati

Art and Activism in the Age of Globalization—

The book seeks to uncover art that inhabits personal experience, activating the heart of society with the potential to redesign its structure. A book review by Gabi Scardi

ADI Design Index 2011—

The book that presents the best of Italian design and constitutes the shortlist for the ADI Compasso d'Oro Award, now appears in a new format. A book review

Urban Future Manifestos

Urban Future Manifestos—

An array of artists and urbanists generate, and critique, manifestos for emerging urban conditions. A book review by John Southern

Testify! The Consequences of Architecture—

Accompanying exhibition at NAi in Rotterdam, the book collects twenty-five projects linked by a common focus on the complex relationship between context and spatial intervention. A book review by Florian Heilmeyer

Landform Building—

In their recent book, Marc McQuade and Stan Allen analyze the evolution of the critical relationship between architecture and landscape. A book review by Ethel Baraona Pohl

Short Stories: London in Two-and-a-half Dimensions—

Fictional narratives deployed in order to convey the metropolitan ecosystems within London's historical geography, as well as novel ways to re-imagine critical architecture. A book review by John Southern

Mauricio Rocha—

The first monograph of Rocha's work positions the Mexican architect for a wider international audience. A book review by Wonne Ickx

The Metabolist Epic

The Metabolist Epic—

This volume by Rem Koolhaas, Hans Ulrich Obrist and numerous collaborators charts the trajectory of one of the 20th century's most remarkable yet least understood movements. A book review by Manuel Orazi

Roberto Burle Marx

Roberto Burle Marx—

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine, the catalogue celebrates this interpreter of 20th-century Brazilian culture. A book review by Barbara Boifava

Photography and Italy—

Originally published in English, the first survey of the history of Italian photography will soon be available in an Italian edition from Contrasto. A book review by Antonello Frongia

Castelli di Carte—

The book by Paola Nicolin is presented at the Milan Triennale by Angela Vettese, Vittorio Gregotti and Roberto Zancan. A book review by Anna Daneri

The Submission—

A novel centred on the controversy that attends the reconstruction after 9/11 also reveals the political mechanics of real design competitions. A book review by Daniel Payne