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New Books in Architecture

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Living In Houses: A Personal History Of English Domestic Architecture
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Cultural Heritage
English Literature
Architecture
Sustainable Building Materials
William Shakespeare
Transparency
Glass Architecture
Urban Planning
The Great Rebuilding
Vernacular Architecture
Victorian Era
Theatre
Material Culture
Covid-19 Lockdown
Land In Libraries
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Climate Change
Interior Design

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Recent Guests

Erica Morawski
Author of Development Design, Hotels and Politics in the Hispanic Caribbean
Pratt Institute (as described in interview)
Episode: Erica Morawski, "Development Design: Hotels and Politics in the Hispanic Caribbean" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2025)
Mark Letteney
Ancient historian and archaeologist specializing in the History of Incarceration
University of Washington
Episode: Imperial Depths: Mark Letteney and Matthew Larsen on the Roman Prison System (JP)
Matthew Larsen
Professor, author, and filmmaker focusing on ancient sites
University of Copenhagen
Episode: Imperial Depths: Mark Letteney and Matthew Larsen on the Roman Prison System (JP)
Catherine Boland Erkkila
Author and architectural historian
University of Pittsburgh Press (author affiliation for the book)
Episode: Catherine Boland Erkkila, "Spaces of Immigration: American Ports, Railways, and Settlements" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2025)
Lucy Lavers
Author, Adventurous Vents, co‑founder of Our Heart education charity
Our Heart / Adventurous Vents
Episode: Lucy Lavers et al.," Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain" (Penguin, 2025)
Judy Ovens
Author, Adventurous Vents, co‑founder of Our Heart education charity
Our Heart / Adventurous Vents
Episode: Lucy Lavers et al.," Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain" (Penguin, 2025)
Suzanna Prizeman
Author, Adventurous Vents, co‑founder of Our Heart education charity
Our Heart / Adventurous Vents
Episode: Lucy Lavers et al.," Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain" (Penguin, 2025)
Veronique Boone
Professor of architecture researching Le Corbusier and Weissmann
University of Brussels (as stated in transcript)
Episode: Veronique Boone, "Le Corbusier on Camera: The Unknown Films of Ernest Weissmann" (Birkhaüser, 2024)
Dr. Itohan Osayimwese
Professor of Architectural History and Urban History.
Brown University
Episode: Itohan I. Osayimwese, "Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage" (Princeton UP, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of various episodes focusing on architectural criticism and cultural heritage.
Matthew Wells
One of the hosts involved in facilitating discussions around new architecture literature and scholarship.

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 33 ratings
  • Great books

    I really enjoy listening to the interviews. I have found many new books to buy. Its much more interesting to hear the author talk about the book then reading a review.

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Erica Morawski, "Development Design: Hotels and Politics in the Hispanic Caribbean" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2025)
Q: What kinds of questions guided the project and how did the project develop?
The author outlines a method centered on tracing government use of design for nation-building, the role of private developers and foreign capital, and how local populations experienced these projects. She emphasizes that the study combines archival materials with public discourse and local perspectives, showing both the economic and political dimensions of hotel development across Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
Erica Morawski, "Development Design: Hotels and Politics in the Hispanic Caribbean" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2025)
Q: What motivated you to write this book and study hotels in the Hispanic Caribbean?
Morawski describes starting from a research interest in how design and architecture intersect with political economies, particularly US imperialism, and how grand hotels became sites where national identity, modernization, and tourism politics collided. She explains the shift from seeing hotels as mere leisure spaces to viewing them as strategic instruments of state power and cultural messaging.
Lucy Lavers et al.," Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain" (Penguin, 2025)
Q: What are some of the most visually striking examples of vents, and what made them stand out?
Examples like the Western Pumping Station, the Giotto Tower, and the Optic Cloak stand out for their bold aesthetics, their cultural or historical significance, and how they blend utility with architectural or sculptural ambition.
Lucy Lavers et al.," Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain" (Penguin, 2025)
Q: How many vents did you decide to cover in the book and why?
We chose 100 vents to balance illustrative richness, breadth across the UK, and the pragmatic needs of layout and information delivery, allowing us to cover a wide range of materials, technologies, and building forms.
Catherine Boland Erkkila, "Spaces of Immigration: American Ports, Railways, and Settlements" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2025)
Q: Could you tell us about your background and how you came to write this book?
I'm an architectural historian with a PhD from Rutgers, and I began this project while researching a 19th-century building in New Jersey. The process revealed a broader network of spaces—railroad stations, lodging houses, and ports—that shaped immigrant experiences, which then became the focus of my dissertation and ultimately the book.

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