Architecture Books Roundup: From Adjaye to Scarpa

A roundup of recent architecture publications features David Adjaye's 'Form Heft Material' from Yale University Press, highlighting his collaboration with curator Okwui Enwezor at the Venice Biennale. Carlo D'Orta and Vito Tenore's 'I Palazzi del Potere' (Palombi) explores civic education, architecture, art, and photography. Philippe Duboÿ's 'Carlo Scarpa' (Johan & Levi) examines the Venetian architect's exhibition designs, starting with the Galleria del Cavallino in the 1940s. Adolfo Natalini's 'Quattro quaderni' (Forma) collects drawings from 1959 to 2013. Federico Pacini's 'Santa Maria della Scala' (Quinlan) photographs the 11th-century Sienese hospital before its reconversion. Vladimir Belogolovsky's 'Conversations with Architects' (DOM) features 30 interviews, including Alejandro Aravena. Annalisa de Curtis's 'Figurazione' (Marinotti) covers Umberto Riva's work across architecture, design, and museum installations. Francesca Berardi and Antonio Rovaldi's 'Detour in Detroit' (Humboldt Books) is a guide to the former Motor City.