In AN‘s review section, we ask some of the profession’s top thinkers and writers to share their thoughts on the latest architectural shows, books, and exhibitions. Here’s what got them talking this year.
Garden Suburb of Evil
Murray Fraser casts doubt on Robert A.M. Stern’s celebration of the suburb while Paul Gunther finds much to admire in his taxonomy of the bedroom community.
 Paul Gunther on the visually stunning new book, The Library: A World History.
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 Russell Fortmeyer checks out the new book, Architecture Follows Nature: Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design. |
 Chip Lord takes the new book, The Car in 2035: Mobility Planning for the Near Future, for a spin.
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 Sean Khorsandi on the book, Modern American Housing: High-Rise, Reuse, Infill.
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 Mildred Schmertz reads Martin Filler’s Makers of Modern Architecture, Vol. II.
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 Pamela Jerome reads a book about preserving modernist building materials.
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 PIN-UP Interviews delivers the straight talk without the filter of editorial discretion.
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 Ronnie Self heads to Crystal Bridges to see Global Citizen with Moshe Safdie himself.
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 Mildred F. Schmertz reads Phyllis Lambert’s book on the groundbreaking Mies project.
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