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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation―the home―and its effects on the land, cities, and people themselves.

Americans

spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds

of that time spent in their homes. Glo... more

Palace of the Ether: Broadcasting House and the Architecture of the BBC, 1922–1932

(Lund Humphries, 2026) by Dr. Elizabeth Darling is about the

architecture and design of broadcasting in the 1920s and 1930s,

examining the buildings which the BBC o... more

Roger Bowdler and Brent Elliott’s The British Cemetery: Architecture, Landscape, Sculpture, published by Historic England (2026), traces the history of the cemetery from the 17th century to the present day. The cemetery emerged as a new landscape for... more

In Empire and Liberty: The Tied Histories of Two American Landmarks (Beacon Press, 2026), historian Dr. Vaneesa Cook examines the history of the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty in order to consider, more broadly, the United States' r... more

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Recent Guests

Vaneesa Cook
Author of Empire and Liberty, The Tied Histories of Two American Landmarks
Beacon Press
Episode: Vaneesa Cook, "Empire and Liberty: The Tied Histories of Two American Landmarks" (Beacon Press, 2026)
Mark Crinson
Professor and architectural historian
University of London (Birkbeck); University of Manchester
Episode: Mark Crinson, "Aviationland: Heathrow and the Making of an Airport Landscape" (Paul Mellon Centre, 2026)
Dmytro Soloviov
Photographer, tour guide, activist and creator of the Ukrainian Modernism Instagram page
Independent researcher/artist
Episode: Dmytro Soloviov, "Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine" (Fuel, 2025)
Aditi Chandra
Professor of Islamic Art and Architectural History
University of California, Merced
Episode: Aditi Chandra, "Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Gareth Doherty
Author of Landscape Fieldwork, How Engaging the World Can Change Design
University of Virginia Press / Landscape Architect
Episode: Gareth Doherty, "Landscape Fieldwork: How Engaging the World Can Change Design" (U Virginia Press, 2025)
Tania Sengupta
Co-editor of Reclaiming Colonial Architecture
Routledge book editors; author
Episode: Tania Sengupta and Stuart King eds., "Reclaiming Colonial Architecture" (Routledge, 2024)
Stuart King
Co-editor of Reclaiming Colonial Architecture
Routledge book editors; author
Episode: Tania Sengupta and Stuart King eds., "Reclaiming Colonial Architecture" (Routledge, 2024)
Joshua Comaroff
Author of Spectropolis, The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore
University affiliation not stated in transcript
Episode: Joshua Comaroff, "Spectropolis: The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Sierra Bainbridge
Landscape architect, architect, co-director at MAS
Model of Architecture Serving Society (MAS)
Episode: Sierra Bainbridge and James Kitchin, "Seeking Abundance: Design, Ecology and a Flourishing Planet" (Axio, 2026)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network / The New Books in Architecture episode

Reviews

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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Interviews with authors bring advanced scholarship to accessible discussion.
Thoughtful, book-centered conversations that illuminate architectural history and its social implications.
Guests span architecture, history, and cultural heritage, offering diverse perspectives.

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Mark Crinson, "Aviationland: Heathrow and the Making of an Airport Landscape" (Paul Mellon Centre, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off please by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book and how you've approached the topic?
Mark Crinson explains his background, his focus on landscape, globalization, and postwar Britain, and describes his method as looking at Heathrow as a real place with a history, combining both local hinterland and global connections.
Vaneesa Cook, "Empire and Liberty: The Tied Histories of Two American Landmarks" (Beacon Press, 2026)
Q: Is there an answer to the question of whether the United States is an empire of liberty?
The guest explains that Thomas Jefferson coined it to reconcile empire with liberty, suggesting that if empire is framed as defensive and spreading democracy, Americans can view it through a lens of liberty without contradiction, though opinions will vary by audience.
Dmytro Soloviov, "Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine" (Fuel, 2025)
Q: What has been the effect of decommunization on Ukraine's modernist heritage?
Many mosaics and public artworks were damaged or destroyed under vague decommunization rhetoric; enforcement was uneven and ideological, leading to significant cultural losses that are often misattributed or misunderstood as purely Soviet remnants.
Gareth Doherty, "Landscape Fieldwork: How Engaging the World Can Change Design" (U Virginia Press, 2025)
Q: Could you walk us through the Bahamas collective fieldwork experiment and its implications for curation and interpretation?
The Bahamas project tested whether many researchers spending short periods could collectively approximate a year-long study; it showed promise for wider coverage but required a strong curator and careful interpretation to avoid fragmentation.
Tania Sengupta and Stuart King eds., "Reclaiming Colonial Architecture" (Routledge, 2024)
Q: I normally ask at this point, who are the main actors in these stories? Are they famous architects, patrons, or officials, given the range of projects you cover?
The book foregrounds a broad spectrum of voices, including designers, community members, and researchers, not just famous architects. It emphasizes co-authorship and collaboration with indigenous communities to reflect diverse perspectives across scales.

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Listeners are exposed to in-depth conversations at the intersection of architecture, urban history, heritage preservation, and cultural critique. Episodes frequently center on books, archival research, and the social/political forces shaping built environments—from synagogues and immigration spaces to hotels, vents, and ancient carceral spaces. The show often features scholars, architects, and historians who connect design with memory, legitimacy, and public impact, offering historical context, methodological insight, and cross-disciplinary perspectives. A notable strength is the diversity of guests (professors, authors, researchers, and practitioners) and a consistently narrative approach that ties architectural form to broader cultural an... more

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