A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books

This and my other two blogs are going on break for the rest of October so I can focus on wrapping up my next book, which is due to my publisher at the beginning of November. I'm sure you, my dear readers, can manage to keep yourselves busy with the rest of the Internet between now and November. For those print-inclined, here's another plug for my brand new book, 100 Buildings, 100 Years , which can also keep you busy this month!

On Friday, November 11, Columbia GSAPP is hosting Exhibition Models , a conference not on physical, architectural models, but on "new curatorial practices, scholarship, and institutional experiments that are redefining the agency of architecture exhibitions." Unfortunately this event coincides with MoMA's Complexity and Contradiction at 50 symposium, but I'll be out of town that weekend so, unlike you, I don't have to decide which one to attend. Details on Exhibition Models  are below. [Photo courtesy of Columbia GSAPP] From the Columbia GSAPP website : Exhibition Models examines new curatorial practices, scholarship, and institutional experiments that are redefining the agency of architecture exhibitions. Presentations and panels offer case-studies and consider the format, role, and impact of exhibitions in different settings ranging from academic venues, alternative spaces, and well-established institutions to project-based architecture biennials and ...

Here are some photos of the Drieburcht Multi Sport (2013) in Wagnerplein, Tilburg, Netherlands, by VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism , with drawings by Jean-Luc Moerman . (Photographs: Klaas Vermaas ) To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just: :: Join and add photos to the  archidose pool To contribute your Instagram images for consideration, just: :: Tag your photos  #archidose

The 2016 Open House New York (OHNY) weekend is just over a week away. The list of the 275+ participating sites for the 2016 OHNY Weekend was released on Wednesday ( PDF link ). Below are a handful of the sites – one per borough – that stand out to me. These don't require any reservations (those that do sell out quickly), but nevertheless be prepared for lines at these and other venues. And for those interested in the OHNY Weekend Launch Party , it's taking place on Thursday, October 13, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, at A/D/O, a former warehouse renovated nARCHITECTS as a new design space that will open later this year. Tickets can be purchased here . Maybe I'll see you there: my new book will be one of the items being raffled off during the party. Bronx CUNY Bronx Community College: Marcel Breuer Buildings Sunday, October 16: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Architect: Marcel Breuer, 1961 [Photo: Vicente Muñoz, via Curbed ] Brooklyn Naval Cemetery Landscape Saturday, October ...

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Creative Europe have announced the 30 shortlisted projects competing for the inaugural Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA). Head over to World-Architects to read my post on the YTAA and see the 30 shortlisted projects .

"Book Briefs" are an ongoing series of posts with two- or three-sentence first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that make their way into my library. These briefs are not full-blown reviews, but they are a way to share more books worthy of attention than can find their way into reviews on my  daily  or  weekly  pages. Adjaye Africa Architecture  by David Adjaye, edited by Peter Allison | Thames & Hudson | 2016 |  Amazon Five years ago David Adjaye's seven-volume, slipcased survey of architecture in African cities was released. Retailing for $100, the book was out of reach for many people interested in the subject, so it's good news that Thames & Hudson has put out a miniature version of the book. At 408 pages and a page size of around 8 by 10 inches, it's not a tiny book, but too much smaller and Adjaye's numerous photos would have been too small. As is, the photos that make up most of the book are small but big enough to reveal ...

Here are some photos of the Mosaic Tile Museum  (2016) in Tajimi, Japan, by Terunobu Fujimori. (Photographs:  Ken Lee ) To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just: :: Join and add photos to the  archidose pool To contribute your Instagram images for consideration, just: :: Tag your photos  #archidose