architecture literature suggestions

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SX-70

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03/12/2008 7:36 am

Anyone have any suggestions on good books out there? I know it's like asking for a good cookbook - much depends on personal taste, etc.

I just recently read Julius Shulman's Architecture and Its Photography which was interesting. I actually just ordered the Arts and Architecture magazine reprint that was just released.

I plan to read about the classics as much as I can. I'd also be interested in some tips on some more contemporary books that would include new building materials, methods, etc.

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koen

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08/12/2008 11:07 pm

I would start......
...with
Modern Architecture, a critical history by Kenneth Frampton.
and...
Theory and Design in the First Machine Age by Reyner Banham.
As far as recent architecture and new materials are concerned I would rely on good architectural magazines rather than books.

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whitespike

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09/12/2008 12:56 am

Tom Wolfe's From "Bauhaus to...
Tom Wolfe's From "Bauhaus to Our House"
George Nelson's "Tomorrow's House" and "How to See"
"An Eames Primer" by Eames Demetrios
"Men of Modern Architecture" by I forgot.

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