British architect Piers Taylor advocates a radically local approach to contemporary architecture in his book, Learning from the Local. In this roundup, he picks 10 featured projects that embody the idea. More about Ten projects that illustrate Piers Taylor's call for "deeper and messier" architecture
Architect Julia Watson has followed up her seminal book Lo-TEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from floating farms to sponge parks. More about Eight Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
Homes designed by architects including Denys Lasdun and Ernö Goldfinger feature in author Dominic Bradbury's latest book Post-War Homes: Mid-Century British Architecture. Here, he picks the most influential. More about Eight post-war homes that "still have lessons to teach us"
A repurposed 19th-century farm and a dwelling clad in burnt larch feature in New Scottish Houses, a book celebrating modern homes in rural Scotland. More about Eight "deeply contextual" rural Scottish houses
The Designs of Arne Jacobsen book explores how modernist Arne Jacobsen fused design and architecture. Here, its authors round up 10 of his key projects, from textiles to a suburban town hall. More about Ten projects that showcase Arne Jacobsen's remarkable range
Ink fades and disappears in the book 4,4,4&2, created by Scottish publisher Boom Saloon to reflect the experience of losing memories through dementia. More about Disappearing ink fades like memories in book that "rewrites the story of dementia"
Design studio Formafantasma has created a picture book for children, exploring humans' relationship to the natural world through a fable-like adventure. More about Formafantasma releases picture book to teach children about the environment
With the release of Sketches of Lighting, a book that reveals how designers develop concepts for lamps, co-author Daniel Schofield discusses eight of the most interesting examples. More about Daniel Schofield picks eight enlightening lamp drawings from Sketches of Lighting
To highlight the hidden toll of water scarcity in Latin America, non-profit organisation Water For People has developed a book printed with hydrochromic ink that only becomes visible when the pages are wet. More about The Dehydrating Book can only be read when wet
Following the release of the Casa Mexicana book , British photographer Edmund Sumner has selected 10 contemporary Mexican houses that encapsulate the country's contemporary design ethos. More about Ten "brutal yet deeply rooted" Mexican houses photographed by Edmund Sumner
Demountable houses and rarely-seen furniture by French modernist Jean Prouvé feature in a new book by Galerie Patrick Seguin. Below, the authors share 10 of his most important projects. More about Ten projects that illustrate Jean Prouvé's "pragmatic approach to design"
British designer Es Devlin has unveiled a kinetic installation that features 3,000 books and rotates around a statue in Milan's Pinacoteca di Brera gallery for the city's design week. More about Es Devlin draws on funfair carousels for Library of Light
The art nouveau-style chalet of Alessandro Mendini and an apartment in a 16th-century Neapolitan palace feature in Laura May Todd's Italian Interiors: Rooms With a View. Here, the author shares 10 of her favourite projects from the book. More about Ten Italian interiors that reveal "the most stunning homes across the country"
New York-based Distributed Art Publishers and Designers & Books have partnered with Archigram magazine and designer Miko McGinty to create remakes of all ten issues of the 1960s counter-culture architecture magazine for the first time. More about Archigram to print "first ever" remakes with tributes by Tadao Ando and more
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight interiors where bookshelves and bookcases were used to create elegant storage solutions, ranging from a study in Berlin to a pied-à-terre in Mayfair, London. More about Eight homes with stylish shelves for book lovers
Photographer Paul Tulett has toured Japan to publish a book documenting the country's vast collection of concrete edifices. Here, he spotlights nine unusual examples featured in it. More about Nine examples of "misunderstood architecture" featured in Brutalist Japan
For those still looking for Christmas gifts, we round up this year's top architecture and design books as part of our review of 2024. More about The top 10 architecture and design books of 2024
The recently released 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know book features essays tracking the evolution of design from the 19th century until now. Here, its author chooses five key design ideas. More about John Jervis shares five design ideas you really need to know
Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces is a book of "landmark architecture" built around the world between the 1950s and 70s. For our mid-century modern series, its author Dominic Bradbury picks out eight lesser-known buildings that encapsulate the era. More about Eight lesser-known examples of mid-century modern architecture
British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper has documented a subterranean fallout shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada, complete with a four-hole putting green surrounded by faux pine trees and painted scenery. More about Alastair Philip Wiper captures "over-the-top kitsch" 1970s doomsday bunker in Las Vegas