Daniel Barber Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Daniel Barber

I'm a big fan of William Gibson's The Peripheral - the book not so much the tv show. I've been realizing how his description of 'the jackpot' - as a way of understanding the climate and related crisis happening/ coming - has seeped into my writing and thinking. (thread)

Daniel Barber

Just came across How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue which looks amazing.

Daniel Barber

And just finished Emily St. John Mandel’s latest Sea of Tranquility which was ok but how will she ever top Station Eleven? #managingexpectations

Daniel Barber

@Hilde_L_Stephs Not super new but my 2016 book ‘A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War’ talks about a brief pw moment of excitement for solar powered suburbs - including the importance of Thermopane (as pictured) to that that discussion! https://t.co/cq5Dz2PYev

Daniel Barber

And just finished Emily St. John Mandel’s latest Sea of Tranquility which was ok but how will she ever top Station Eleven? #managingexpectations

Daniel Barber

Had fun talking with @pedrogadanho about the new social role for architecture, in a stunning set of interviews reflecting on the issues discussed in his recent book Climax Change https://t.co/iyj5n562R9

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@jasoncrawford @Lorajea99899486 Have you read Ian Tregillis’ The Mechanical trilogy? Imagines a version of that alternate history.