Curbed Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Henry Grabar
.@awalkerinLA talked with 'Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World' author @henrygrabar about the raging against the garage, how eliminating parking minimums can combat the housing crisis, and why we should all pay more to park our cars in public https://t.co/Ex4p6HBWyf
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde
Joseph Giovannini
.@jdavidsonNYC raises a question left unanswered by critic Joseph Giovannini’s new lavishly illustrated 800-page book, Architecture Unbound: what could a more genuinely progressive vanguard look like now? https://bit.ly/3LdGYBL
Hardcover, 2021
$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors
Monica Khemsurov
Between the thoughtful collective advice and topical essays, readers of "How to Live With Objects: A Modern Guide to More Meaningful Interiors" readers are also invited to explore the homes of creatives. #GreatRooms https://t.co/nFQNU7gbN2
Hardcover, 2022
$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
How 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' turned 2022 NYC into 2016: A shot-by-shot guide https://t.co/LlteHC8jlQ
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
Alexandra Lange
Design critic @langealexandra, author of "Meet Me By the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall," chatted with @heybonanos at (of course!) the mall https://bit.ly/3NEH5Xz
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Sandfuture
Justin Beal
"They failed as buildings, but they were brilliant as objects." Read an excerpt from Justin Beal's book, SANDFUTURE, which explores the life of Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who designed the Twin Towers, through his own experiences. https://t.co/IS2OCgGnJD
Paperback, 2021
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Statue of Liberty
Joe Gaspar
Inspired by sacrifices made by nursing home worker Rose H., @DanielLibeskind saw the pandemic as a kind of cage, constricting lives - a concept he expressed by confining the Statue of Liberty in steel bars https://bit.ly/3MMC4ge
Paperback, 2013
$9.25$4.63 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
Jody Rosen
.@jdavidsonNYC talked with @jodyrosen about his new book “Two Wheels Good” and the fraught relationship between cities and cycling https://trib.al/vZbs3PQ
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Henry Grabar
.@awalkerinLA talked with 'Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World' author @henrygrabar about the raging against the garage, how eliminating parking minimums can combat the housing crisis, and why we should all pay more to park our cars in public https://t.co/TtqwEL5DN0
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ferrari Book: Passion for Design
Michael Köckritz
.@rachel_handler attempted to crystallize the experience of reading My Passion for Design by selecting a few of the book’s Most Barbra Moments. Each quote offers a bit of singular wisdom that you might consider applying to your own life and Malibu barn https://bit.ly/3LINIaN
Hardcover, 2021
$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)