Seven Architecture Books to Read While Staying Home
During lockdown, a curated list of seven architecture books is suggested, including: 'Age Inclusive Public Space,' edited by Kristian Ly Serena and Dominique Hauderowicz (Hatje Cantz), which addresses public spaces for seniors; 'In Search of a Language' by Giorgio Azzariti (Éditions Cosa Mentale), focusing on Peter Märkli; 'Ritratti d’interni' by Axel Vervoordt (L’ippocampo), showcasing Laziz Hamani's interiors; 'Fondazione Bisazza' by Ian Phillips (Rizzoli), highlighting mosaics from artists such as Mimmo Paladino; 'Michelangelo, God’s Architect' by William E. Wallace (Princeton University Press), discussing Michelangelo's architectural works; 'Where Architects Sleep' by Sarah Miller (Phaidon), which recommends hotels; and 'Bauhaus. Vita e arte di sei maestri del Modernismo' by Nicholas Fox Weber (il Saggiatore), profiling six Bauhaus masters.
Key facts
- The article recommends seven architecture books for reading at home.
- Age Inclusive Public Space is edited by Kristian Ly Serena and Dominique Hauderowicz, published by Hatje Cantz.
- Giorgio Azzariti's book on Peter Märkli is published by Éditions Cosa Mentale.
- Axel Vervoordt's Ritratti d’interni features photographs by Laziz Hamani.
- Fondazione Bisazza is located in Montecchio Maggiore, Italy, and includes works by Richard Meier and Patricia Urquiola.
- William E. Wallace's Michelangelo, God’s Architect is published by Princeton University Press.
- Sarah Miller's Where Architects Sleep includes recommendations from over 250 architects.
- Nicholas Fox Weber's Bauhaus book profiles six masters and is published by il Saggiatore.
Entities
Artists
- Kristian Ly Serena
- Dominique Hauderowicz
- Giorgio Azzariti
- Peter Märkli
- Claudia Mion
- Andrea Palladio
- Hans Josephsohn
- Rudolf Olgiati
- Axel Vervoordt
- Laziz Hamani
- Robert De Niro
- Ira Drukier
- Tatsuro Micki
- Ian Phillips
- Mimmo Paladino
- Sandro Chia
- Emilio Pucci
- Richard Meier
- Patricia Urquiola
- Alessandro Mendini
- Fabio Novembre
- Ettore Sottsass
- John Pawson
- Marcel Wanders
- Aldo Cibic
- Berenice Abbott
- Eugène Atget
- Gabriele Basilico
- Candida Höfer
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Nobuyoshi Araki
- William E. Wallace
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Giorgio Vasari
- Bramante
- Sansovino
- Della Porta
- Sarah Miller
- Amanda Levete
- Shigeru Ban
- Kengo Kuma
- Norman Foster
- Daniel Libeskind
- Nicholas Fox Weber
- Josef Albers
- Anni Albers
- Walter Gropius
- Paul Klee
- Vasilij Kandinskij
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Institutions
- Hatje Cantz
- Éditions Cosa Mentale
- L’ippocampo
- Rizzoli
- Princeton University Press
- Phaidon
- il Saggiatore
- Fondazione Bisazza
- Museo Fortuny
- Mart di Rovereto
- Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
- ETH di Zurigo
- Google Arts&Culture
Locations
- Berlino
- Germania
- Marsiglia
- Francia
- Milano
- Italia
- Montecchio Maggiore
- Vicenza
- Venezia
- Rovereto
- Zurigo
- Svizzera
- Bertesina
- Basilea
- Kerala
- India
- Tokyo
- Giappone
- Fiandre
- Belgio
- TriBeCa
- New York
- Stati Uniti
- Londra
- Regno Unito
- Vals
- Santo Stefano Belbo
- Ostuni
- Princeton
- Oxford