Book Review

Phillip James Dodd takes readers on an erudite and visually jaw-dropping tour of Beaux-Arts architecture through 20 examples in and around New York City, the wellspring of Gilded Age cash and egos that made it all possible.

Peter H. Miller reviews Frank L. Wright and the Architects of Steinway Hall.

The new book Rowdy Meadow: House-Land-Art, by Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker, is reviewed by Gordon Bock.

A detailed and eye-opening history in the new book Newport: The Artful City by John R. Tschirch.

Gordon Bock reviews the new book Houses by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

A comprehensive list of books about traditional architecture for anyone interested in the principles of classic design.

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.

We've rounded up six books on architecture we think are worth reading.

Judy Hayward reviews Diana Waite's latest book, The Architecture of Downtown Troy: An Illustrated History.

A review of the book From Truths to Tools, which explores artisan geometry.

Clem Labine reviews the book McKim, Mead & White: Selected Works 1879-1915.

A review of James Stevens Curl's 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.

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

John Ochsendorf's book, Guastavino Vaulting: The Art of Structural Tile delves into the technology behind these traditional tile vaults.

American Beaux-Arts institutions welcomed the influx of Chinese students in the early-20th century. As a result, the United States became the main source of education in Beaux-Arts design for Chinese students of architecture through the 1940s.

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.

Read the review of Classicist No. 13 by Peter H. Miller, president, Home Group, Active Interest Media.

A review of the book Traditional Architecture: Timeless Building for the Twenty-First Century.

Robert A.M. Stern's City Living: Apartment Houses, showcases superlative urban architecture, while analyzing the precedent, context and history of each project.

Two garden design books consider the growth of gardens from highly different perspectives — one macro and the other micro.

Karen Greene and Lynne Lavelle's monograph, Art Deco Mailboxes examines the history and unique designs of this once-ubiquitous architectural element.