Book Reviews


We believe an architect is only as good as his library.  This is because books are tools that supply you with information and help you to solve the many different types of problems that you will encounter in the profession of architecture.  We only review books that are in our libraries and that we have read.  Our reviews delve deeper into the book than the synopsis supplied by the publisher and analyze the quality and content of the book by supplying verbal and image excerpts.  If you think that you would like to purchase any of these books, please do so through the link supplied in the review, which will direct you to our Amazon site.  By doing this you can help to support the Critique This website and allow for future development.

Cheap Piano: Renzo Piano Building Workshop 1966-2008

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I have always said that everybody loves the work of Renzo Piano, even his bad buildings. Until now, monographs and texts depicting the work of Piano were both expensive and outdated, highlighting popular older works of the RPBW.  Piano: Renzo Piano Building Workshop 1966-2008 is 528 pages of Renzo Piano eye candy, complete with high quality color prints of nearly every building that he has designed over the last 42 years. This text could be yours for the low cost of $26.39, … continue reading Cheap Piano: Renzo Piano Building Workshop 1966-2008

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For those of you who have never heard of Paul Arden, he was an executive creative director for Saatchi & Satchi a powerhouse advertisement agency which handled many large accounts such as British Airways and Toyota. The image he developed for these companies is still a part of our popular culture today. Although he is not an architect, his insights into becoming successful within creative fields is invaluable. Arden identifies many of the pitfalls that creative professionals fall into, and these shortcomings eventually lead to a career which prevents one from reaching their full potential. … continue reading damn GOOD


09.07.25 | by James  | No Comments | read: damn GOOD