Featured Reviews
Architecture Today
In content, style and layout, guides to concrete construction tend to be turgid, grey and intent on rendering the subject rather less interesting than it need be. So Michael Stacey’s new book, Concrete: a Studio Design Guide, comes as something of a revelation. Packed with colourful and...
George Ferguson, Past President RIBA
"Peter Murray has combined his unparalleled knowledge of the world of architecture with his wicked perception and journalistic skills to pen a stunner of a story. Any aspiring starchitect will learn more tricks of the trade from this raunchy tale than from years of architecture school!"
Geoff Wilkinson, columnist for Architects Journal
While there are many books devoted to architectural design and practice management, there are very few that focus on the management of the process of architectural design. This new book by Dale Sinclair sets out to address that issue and give Architects the confidence that they have the skills...
Irene Murphy Lewis, PhD
I read the book of Jean Pierre Pranlas-Descours on my flight from New York City to San Francisco and found it well-written, well-organized and the graphics exquisitely placed, offering the reader the freedom, the space to focus on what's at hand. What I came to admire most are the intelligent...
Angela Brady, RIBA President Elect Sept 2010-2011
This book must be a welcome addition for interior designers who need the comfort zone that they are managing all aspects of the job. I think this concise reference book with excellent examples on how to handle different aspects of the design and management process will be a great asset to many...
Review by Matt Bridgestock, Architect, 55 North Architecture.
The ecological case against concrete has been well documented, depending on which source you use between 5% and 8% of the world CO2 emissions come from the production of concrete. Concrete is also the worlds most popular building material. David Bennett argues for the benefits of using...