A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books

Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist by Jens Hoffmann and Claudia J. Nahson, published by The Jewish Museum / Yale University Press , 2016. Hardcover, 224 pages. ( Amazon ) One of the must-see exhibitions in New York right now is Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist , on display at the Jewish Museum until September 18th. Although known primarily for the more than 2,000 landscape designs he executed in Brazil and beyond, the exhibition "showcases the full range of Burle Marx's output across nearly 140 works, from landscape designs and sculptures to textiles and jewelry," as I wrote in a review at World-Architects . The exhibition is accompanied by a handsome catalog by the show's curators, Jens Hoffmann and Claudia J. Nahson. Like the exhibition, the book is primarily visual, presenting the show's numerous drawings, maquettes, models and photographs in thematic sections: Private Gardens, Tiles and Mosaics, and Burle Marx in Brasília among them. Most in...

Here are some of my photos of Andrés Jaque's Hänsel & Gretel's Arena  now on display (until July 30) at the Cara Gallery as part of the "Relevant Notes" group exhibition. 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 High Line might be known for, among other things, the seasonal artworks that spring up amongst the plantings, but this morning I noticed a couple buildings that reveal the desire to squeeze art into the spaces beneath the elevated park. The new Lisson Gallery at 504 West 24th Street, designed by Studio MDA: And right across the street from Lisson is Boesky East, an extension of Marianne Boesky's gallery designed by Deborah Berke ...though I'm guessing she did not design Boesky East: Speaking of High Line and art, this weekend is the last one to see Spencer Finch's The River That Flows Both Ways ," which has been on display at the Chelsea Market since the first section of the park opened in 2009:

Here are some photos of Hal Ingberg Architecte 's Chromazone installation inside the New Cultural Centre in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (designed by Atelier Big City, Fichten Soiferman et Associés, and L’ŒUF) in Montreal. (Photos: Steve Montpetit – many more photos can be found in Hal Ingberg's Chromazone Flickr Set ) 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

In architecture school the only projects by Charles Moore that I learned about were Sea Ranch and Piazza d'Italia; the former is a landmark of California regionalism, while the latter is the same for Postmodernism. So it was not until reading, around the time of its 2001 release, Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture by Lance LaVine that I became aware of Moore's own house in Orinda, California. Here is a view of the house that adorns the cover of The Place of Houses  by Moore, Gerald Allen and Donlyn Lyndon: [Photo found at Metropolis ] LaVine's thorough analysis of the house focuses on the interior, where Moore created two aedicules – one for a large bathtub – below skylights: [Drawing found at UTA ] The interior of the house, which receives attention from others addition to LaVine, is also notable for the way the corners slide away to open up the house to the landscape: [Photo found at Archiscorpio ] I'm writing about Moore's Orinda house now beca...

In November 2014 I visited the just-opened Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan, snapping this photo and wondering why Grimshaw, Arup and James Carpenter weren't included on a plaque near the entrance: Sign at one of the entries to Fulton Center...plenty of room to add design team. A photo posted by John Hill (@therealarchidose) on Dec 4, 2014 at 7:17am PST It wasn't long ago that even the least exceptional city building was adorned with the name of the architect, such as this 1973 fire station in Astoria (plaque that includes architect is at bottom-right): So with a $1.4 billion transit center in Lower Manhattan not acknowledging the designers that made it happen, it appears this is the norm in NYC. With that in mind, I was heartened to read this morning that "A new policy prepared by city planners will ensure new buildings over 1,000 square meters include a prominent credit to the architect near the main entrance or on the main facade." Unfortunately, this news ap...

Here are some photos of Walden 7 (1975) in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain, by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura . (Photos: Martin Maleschka ) 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