11 Architecture Books to Read in 2023

A curated selection of eleven architecture books for 2023 covers epic construction sites, 20th-century masters, post-Covid urban scenarios, and interior design trends. Jimmi Pianezzola's 'Casa Elementare' documents a unique Italian straw-bale house built in 2014. Luka Skansi edits 'Manfredo Tafuri. Dal progetto alla storia', collecting Tafuri's early writings from 1959-1964. 'Doppio Rudere' features Franco Pedacchia's graphic interventions on ruins in Monticchio, Basilicata. Olimpia Niglio's 'Walter Gropius' biography highlights Gropius's 1954 trip to Japan with Kenzō Tange. Pippo Pirozzi examines Palazzo Sanfelice in Naples, including its use in films like '5 è il numero perfetto' (2019). 24 ORE Cultura launches 'Interior Design Cubes' series with volumes on Dream Houses, Natural Houses, and Brutalist Houses. 'Spazio Lavoro Architettura' covers the Chiesi headquarters in Parma, the first LEED Platinum office building in Italy. Maria Antonietta Crippa writes on the ongoing Sagrada Familia construction, now reaching the tower of Mark. Carlo Ratti's 'Urbanità' collects essays on fourteen cities from Pristina to Boston. Andrés Jaque's 'Mies e la gatta Niebla' explores the Barcelona Pavilion's basement as a secret space.