Non-fiction, fiction, architecture-related or not--what are you currently reading, what have you read that you recommend, what is on your wish list?
Wood Guy
Jan 13, 22 11:41 am
This morning my friend Allison posted this review on GBA: https://www.greenbuildingadvis..., about a book I started reading last week, by architect (and acquaintance) Lloyd Alter. So far I'd agree with Allison that it is very good, and important.
Huh, I tried "books" and "reading" in the search tool and didn't get any relevant results. Feel free to ignore this thread and contribute to one of those instead.
Everyday Architect
Jan 13, 22 3:21 pm
I couldn't find it quickly with the search tool either. I had to resort to google.
Among other things, I am re-reading Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (started with the Hobbit) for probably the first time since I was 10 or 11 years old. This shit is fire.
Also, the movies do no justice to the books.
randomised
Jan 13, 22 5:27 pm
Am (re)reading dinosaur and other prehistoric animal encyclopaedia, vintage Richard Scarry and Sesame Street
garvin21
Jan 14, 22 10:44 am
Hello, I also read it is really beautiful it is very fun to read the whole thing, I read it from the beginning to the end
Bench
Jan 14, 22 11:15 am
Currently working my way through Michael Pollan's library of writing; truly enjoyable outlook on our relationships to food broadly, and plants more specifically, without coming off as preachy.
After that I'm wanting to take another stab at Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century" - once I'm done working my way through LEED AP study guides ...
Also as an aside - highly recommend picking up used books off Amazon.
whistler
Jan 17, 22 4:24 pm
Dave Grohl ... The Story Teller. ( biography of himself through Nirvana and the Food ) Light read but great to hear his back story.
b3tadine[sutures]
Jan 17, 22 7:19 pm
I'm listening on audible. It gets real good at Part 3.
Honestly, all of the rock memoirs I've listened to on Audible, amaaazing!
Um. They're artists? I watched the Beatles doc, and there's a treasure trove on process in there.
randomised
Jan 18, 22 8:30 am
you know you're reading it for groupie sleaze, don't kid yourself ;)
b3tadine[sutures]
Jan 18, 22 9:04 am
Ok. I don't know if Kim Gordon, or Dave Grohl talk about groupies, but then again maybe I missed those "interesting" parts.
Donna Sink
Jan 18, 22 7:40 pm
He talked about it on Fresh Air, great interview.
Miles Jaffe
Jan 17, 22 9:46 pm
The Unwomanly Face of War / Alexievich
The End / Nossack
The Star Dairies / Lem
The Shock of the New / Hughes
rcz1001
Jan 18, 22 2:50 am
Reading architecture and construction / crafts trade books (not magazines.... books.... the good stuff like they used to have. That and stuff in software/video game development material.
Then there is the ARE material which I am going to deal with shortly enough. Then there are these projects at the moment and another prospective client that could become another project on the list but have to check the details of the project before committing to it.
atelier nobody
Jan 18, 22 12:42 pm
Sort of an aside, but related, my cousin's daughter (ie my 1st cousin once removed) is having her Bat Mitzvah this Saturday. I barely know her, but her dad told me she's interested in architecture and loves to draw, so I got to think about the book(s) (and toys) for a young teen with an interest in this thing we do.
archanonymous
Jan 18, 22 2:27 pm
Brunelleschi's Dome was pretty epic and is written for general consumption to it's fairly approachable.
Josh Mings
Jan 18, 22 2:31 pm
Honestly that was one of the first architecture books I read. Can't go wrong with it.
atelier nobody
Jan 18, 22 4:30 pm
I got her a couple books by Witold Rybczynski, one of which was one of my first architecture books (I can't even remember if I read it before or after getting into the field). I also got her a fancy Rotring leadholder.
x-jla
Jan 18, 22 7:09 pm
the parasitic mind - by Gad Saad
Donna Sink
Jan 18, 22 7:45 pm
Sorry guys you don’t want to hear this but: I just finished Debra Copaken’s Ladyparts and it was soooooo good. It’s about how living in a female body is a hell rollercoaster for at least 60 years (she and I are both only 55 so I’m only guessing/hoping it gets easier after menopause?). Funny and sharp and painful and critical of US culture.
b3tadine[sutures]
Jan 19, 22 2:23 pm
Anyone ever read this book? It's been a while, but I loved it.
SneakyPete
Jan 19, 22 2:31 pm
I might have read it, but I forget.
b3tadine[sutures]
Jan 19, 22 3:26 pm
I understand, it's about an architect.
Donna Sink
Jan 19, 22 10:09 pm
SneakyPete’s comment is funny, but… I honestly do think I read this but can’t remember it.
go do it
Jan 19, 22 10:49 pm
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Next up re-read
and then
go do it
Jan 19, 22 10:54 pm
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an_cherniy96
Jan 27, 22 12:42 am
Right now, Treasure Island. An easy read with a captivating story line...just love it. Stevenson is a genius.
Everyday Architect
Jan 27, 22 7:59 pm
I think I'm going to pull this one off my bookshelf and crack it open. I think it's been over 15 years since I've done that and it seems like a good time right now.
x-jla
Feb 13, 22 6:39 pm
Bullshit Jobs….Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm.
Pretty good
JLC-1
Feb 15, 22 12:50 pm
just finished "devolution" from max brooks - he writes good.
Nam Henderson
Sep 22, 24 9:02 pm
Picked up these two this week at local community run bookstore. Never read the first though been meaning to, never heard of the second.
Nam Henderson
Sep 22, 24 9:03 pm
The second is full of great illustrations like
Nam Henderson
Sep 22, 24 9:06 pm
As for the first, neat seeing his original (well 2nd print run, 1946) drawings of monols and maisonettes juxtapositioned against photos of Modern automobiles, bridges, silos and the like.
BluecornGroup
Sep 22, 24 10:26 pm
Santa Fe Design by Elmo Baca & Suzanne Deats (1990)
Everyday Architect
Sep 23, 24 11:42 am
Finding time to read it is more difficult than I'd like it to be these days, but currently on my list is Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story by Leonie Swann.
Nam Henderson
Sep 23, 24 2:07 pm
Not on my radar but a good word from Hiaasen is good enough for me!
gwharton
Sep 23, 24 12:19 pm
A friend suggested this to me and I'm finally getting around to reading it. It's really good if you are an economics nerd like me (or interested in why our global economic system is coming apart at the seams). Probably the most powerful direct refutation of global neoliberal laissez-faire I've ever seen. Strongly recommended.
Non-fiction, fiction, architecture-related or not--what are you currently reading, what have you read that you recommend, what is on your wish list?
This morning my friend Allison posted this review on GBA: https://www.greenbuildingadvis..., about a book I started reading last week, by architect (and acquaintance) Lloyd Alter. So far I'd agree with Allison that it is very good, and important.
https://archinect.com/forum/thread/150029801/what-are-you-reading
Also a companion: https://archinect.com/forum/thread/150029246/what-are-you-reading-to-your-children
Huh, I tried "books" and "reading" in the search tool and didn't get any relevant results. Feel free to ignore this thread and contribute to one of those instead.
I couldn't find it quickly with the search tool either. I had to resort to google.
The link above also isn't even the oldest one apparently: https://archinect.com/forum/thread/20741/what-are-you-reading/
Also this one that's even older by like a week: https://archinect.com/forum/thread/20460
Note to BGH: maybe we should have stickies for stuff like this?
I finally started to read the Wheel of Time series.
I'm also reading about hunting techniques for going after elk with my bow.
After watching The Witcher I want to read the Wheel of Time series. A few friends of mine are bow-hunters. Bow-hunting turkeys is pretty badass.
It's f'ing difficult! Very fun but dang those birds are twitchy. You blink and they're gone.
Wot is one of my favorites. Read it a number of times now.
I really enjoyed the Amazon series.
I'm not the whole way through it but I appreciate the way they've taken the source material and condensed it.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/b...
Among other things, I am re-reading Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (started with the Hobbit) for probably the first time since I was 10 or 11 years old. This shit is fire.
Also, the movies do no justice to the books.
Am (re)reading dinosaur and other prehistoric animal encyclopaedia, vintage Richard Scarry and Sesame Street
Hello, I also read it is really beautiful it is very fun to read the whole thing, I read it from the beginning to the end
Currently working my way through Michael Pollan's library of writing; truly enjoyable outlook on our relationships to food broadly, and plants more specifically, without coming off as preachy.
After that I'm wanting to take another stab at Piketty's "Capital in the 21st Century" - once I'm done working my way through LEED AP study guides ...
Also as an aside - highly recommend picking up used books off Amazon.
Dave Grohl ... The Story Teller. ( biography of himself through Nirvana and the Food ) Light read but great to hear his back story.
I'm listening on audible. It gets real good at Part 3.
Honestly, all of the rock memoirs I've listened to on Audible, amaaazing!
“Celebrity Obsession Linked to Lower Intelligence, Nerds Say ” https://www.thecut.com/amp/2022/01/study-celebrity-obsession-make-dumb.html couldn’t resist :)
Um. They're artists? I watched the Beatles doc, and there's a treasure trove on process in there.
you know you're reading it for groupie sleaze, don't kid yourself ;)
Ok. I don't know if Kim Gordon, or Dave Grohl talk about groupies, but then again maybe I missed those "interesting" parts.
He talked about it on Fresh Air, great interview.
The Unwomanly Face of War / Alexievich
The End / Nossack
The Star Dairies / Lem
The Shock of the New / Hughes
Reading architecture and construction / crafts trade books (not magazines.... books.... the good stuff like they used to have. That and stuff in software/video game development material.
Then there is the ARE material which I am going to deal with shortly enough. Then there are these projects at the moment and another prospective client that could become another project on the list but have to check the details of the project before committing to it.
Sort of an aside, but related, my cousin's daughter (ie my 1st cousin once removed) is having her Bat Mitzvah this Saturday. I barely know her, but her dad told me she's interested in architecture and loves to draw, so I got to think about the book(s) (and toys) for a young teen with an interest in this thing we do.
Brunelleschi's Dome was pretty epic and is written for general consumption to it's fairly approachable.
Honestly that was one of the first architecture books I read. Can't go wrong with it.
I got her a couple books by Witold Rybczynski, one of which was one of my first architecture books (I can't even remember if I read it before or after getting into the field). I also got her a fancy Rotring leadholder.
the parasitic mind - by Gad Saad
Sorry guys you don’t want to hear this but: I just finished Debra Copaken’s Ladyparts and it was soooooo good. It’s about how living in a female body is a hell rollercoaster for at least 60 years (she and I are both only 55 so I’m only guessing/hoping it gets easier after menopause?). Funny and sharp and painful and critical of US culture.
Anyone ever read this book? It's been a while, but I loved it.
I might have read it, but I forget.
I understand, it's about an architect.
SneakyPete’s comment is funny, but… I honestly do think I read this but can’t remember it.
.
Next up re-read
and then
,
Right now, Treasure Island. An easy read with a captivating story line...just love it. Stevenson is a genius.
I think I'm going to pull this one off my bookshelf and crack it open. I think it's been over 15 years since I've done that and it seems like a good time right now.
Bullshit Jobs….Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm.
Pretty good
just finished "devolution" from max brooks - he writes good.
The second is full of great illustrations like
As for the first, neat seeing his original (well 2nd print run, 1946) drawings of monols and maisonettes juxtapositioned against photos of Modern automobiles, bridges, silos and the like.
Santa Fe Design by Elmo Baca & Suzanne Deats (1990)
Finding time to read it is more difficult than I'd like it to be these days, but currently on my list is Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story by Leonie Swann.
Not on my radar but a good word from Hiaasen is good enough for me!
A friend suggested this to me and I'm finally getting around to reading it. It's really good if you are an economics nerd like me (or interested in why our global economic system is coming apart at the seams). Probably the most powerful direct refutation of global neoliberal laissez-faire I've ever seen. Strongly recommended.