Favorite Books of 2008
Here's a list of my dozen favorites from the 65 books I reviewed last year on my weekly and daily pages, in chronological order. Tomorrow I'll post my dozen favorite doses featured on these two sites last year.
The Evolution of 20th Century Architecture: A Synoptic Account by Kenneth Frampton
Designs on the Public: The Private Lives of New York's Public Spaces by Kristine F. Miller
Patent Constructions: New Architecture Made in Catalonia by Albert Ferré, Ricardo Devesa & Jaime Salazar
Hyperborder: The Contemporary U.S.–Mexico Border and Its Future by Fernando Romero/LAR
Blubberland: The Dangers of Happiness by Elizabeth Farrelly
The Endless City by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes by Andrew Blauvelt
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky: Life as a Voyage by Architekturzentrum Wien
Shift: SANAA and the New Museum by Joseph Grima & Karen Wong
The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema by Juhani Pallasmaa
After the Crash: Architecture in Post-Bubble Japan by Thomas Daniell
DBOOK: Density, Data, Diagrams, Dwellings by Javier Mozas & Aurora Fernandez Per
The Evolution of 20th Century Architecture: A Synoptic Account by Kenneth Frampton
Designs on the Public: The Private Lives of New York's Public Spaces by Kristine F. Miller
Patent Constructions: New Architecture Made in Catalonia by Albert Ferré, Ricardo Devesa & Jaime Salazar
Hyperborder: The Contemporary U.S.–Mexico Border and Its Future by Fernando Romero/LAR
Blubberland: The Dangers of Happiness by Elizabeth Farrelly
The Endless City by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes by Andrew Blauvelt
Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky: Life as a Voyage by Architekturzentrum Wien
Shift: SANAA and the New Museum by Joseph Grima & Karen Wong
The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema by Juhani Pallasmaa
After the Crash: Architecture in Post-Bubble Japan by Thomas Daniell
DBOOK: Density, Data, Diagrams, Dwellings by Javier Mozas & Aurora Fernandez Per