A review of James Stevens Curls' Making Dystopia by Nikos A. Salingaros.

A book review on Robert Venturi's Rome by Frederick Fisher and Stephen Harby.

Clem Labine reviews The Classicist No. 14: New York City by Charles D. Warren.

Read about the book Cities Alive: Jane Jacobs, Christopher Alexander, and the Roots of the New Urban Renaissance, by Michael W. Mehaffy, reviewed by Emily O'Brien.

Clem Labine's book review of Classic Columns: 40 Years of Writing on Architecture.

A review of the book Introduction to Early American Masonry: Stone, Brick, Mortar and Plaster.

Read about the book Learn to Timber Frame, by Will Beemer, reviewed by Judy Hayward.

A review of Stephanie Meeks' The Past and Future City, a look at the essential place of historic preservation in contemporary urban planning, reviewed by Kristin Hopf.

Rethinking Modernism and the Built Environment examines the impact of structures on cities and urban environments associated with Modernism.

Designs for Learning: College and University Buildings by Robert A.M. Stern Architects reviewed by Clem Labine

A review by Clem Labine of the book Harrison Design.

A variety of organizational strategies makes it possible for this to serve as an attractive coffee table book as well as a serious course in design.

A new book, Covered Bridges and The Birth of American Engineering, published by HAER (Historic American Engineering Record) documents the National Covered Bridges Recording Project.

Dennis R. McNamara's Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy probes the more philosophical side of liturgical art and architecture.