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The BLDGBLOG Book
Read by millions since its launch in 2004, BLDGBLOG is the leading voice in speculation about architecture, landscape, and the built environment. Now The BLDGBLOG Book distills author Geoff Manaugh's unique vision, offering an enthusiastic, idea-filled guide to the future of architecture, with stunning images and exclusive new content. From underground exploration to the n...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
June 10th 2009
by Chronicle Books
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This book is about what, not how. I guess that's what architecture is: an exploration of the hypothetical what.
That's not really what I am. This could be why I found the book fascinating, if a little hard to grasp.
I like the questions why and how. Especially how. My bias is towards action. I like to figure out how to implement an idea.
So, throughout this book, my brain was swirling with pictures and actions and diagrams that created the stuff the author talks about. The trouble was that his idea...more
That's not really what I am. This could be why I found the book fascinating, if a little hard to grasp.
I like the questions why and how. Especially how. My bias is towards action. I like to figure out how to implement an idea.
So, throughout this book, my brain was swirling with pictures and actions and diagrams that created the stuff the author talks about. The trouble was that his idea...more
Feb 12, 2013
Annick
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5 of 5 stars
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architecture
I received BLDGBLOG Book as a gift from a precious friend and I thank her warmly again and again and again (to indicate my pleasure for this book). I enjoyed reading it. More than a book on blog of architecture, The BLDGBLOG Book is a document on architecture, built and natural environment, on architecture fiction and other landscape futures. Well-written, well-documented, this book is a pleasure to read but also a reference for those with an interest beyond the simple medium of architecture. Wh...more
I wipe the dust from a printer I bought on Craig's List. A genie appears. The genie says to me, "I am the genie of the printer. You have set me free. I will grant you a wish to show my thanks. Every time the sun rises, I will print for you the newest content from one, and only one, website." I stare at the genie, my mouth slightly agape. "But no aggregate sites," he says. "I may have been trapped in a printer, but I'm not stupid." Without hesitation, I say, "BLDGBLOG! Print me BLDGBLOG!" He nods...more
In case you're not familiar with the source material, BLDGBLOG is one of my favorite blogs out there. The tagline is Architectural Conjecture, Urban Speculation, Landscape Futures; in practice, this works out to be a mix of everything imaginable (and a fair amount of stuff that is barely so).
The organizing feature of this viewpoint is understanding the shape of the world as inescapably tied to its function, the aesthetic as more than just aesthetic. Manaugh asks us to consider the possibilities
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Geoff Manaugh is my favorite non-fiction writer. For those who don't know, BLDGBLOG is his website on "Architectural Conjecture, Urban Speculation, and Landscape Futures." It's a damn good editorial mix of travels, interviews, and general musings on the spaces we used to, do, and could inhabit.
I'm not sure how much of this collection is repurposed from the website since it's been a long time since I've trawled the archive, but it's a treasure trove nonetheless. Besides the greatest hits articles...more
I'm not sure how much of this collection is repurposed from the website since it's been a long time since I've trawled the archive, but it's a treasure trove nonetheless. Besides the greatest hits articles...more
An unbelievably playful and creative book that challenges you to think outside of your normal preconceptions about what you might consider architecture, building, and non-fiction. More of a collection of flights of fancy and narrative expressions - think pieces - than an academic work, it's a book that (if you'll let it) really lets some air in to an often musty discipline.
This is a delightfully imaginative collection of essays, interviews and tidbits of, as the title indicates, conjecture and speculation. This was unlike any other architecture book I've read in that the author samples wildly varied ideas that interest him and spins them out into often-surreal "what if" scenarios. I particularly enjoyed the interviews as for the most part the author connected sharply with his subjects and got even their minds moving in new directions. I did find myself rolling my...more
An exploration of the fantastic by way of architecture. It makes me remember why I grew up wanting to be an architect.
This has as much to do with architecture as freakonomics has to do with economics. It's not a subject matter, it's a way of approaching the world.
This has as much to do with architecture as freakonomics has to do with economics. It's not a subject matter, it's a way of approaching the world.
A great coffee table book, to be flipped to now and again for inspiration and conversation starters. This book is packed with lots of great small things, but doesn't have enough of a strong central thesis to merit reading cover to cover - but then, what did you expect from a book based on a blog?
Manaugh thinks about architecture and the world in a completely unique way. His ideas are rarely about the practical, but his methods of making connections and drawing narratives out of ideas makes his writing fun and thought-provoking.
a good book to flip through for inspiration once in a while. real review forthcoming...
This is a great book and the best blog book out there. In fact, it's a great example of how the serendipity of a blog can, with a great print designer, become a highly re-visitable book. It's a wonderfully fun series of micro- and macro- architecture, space, and environment articles -- from the grandios and speculative to the tiniest little "huh! kinda cool" moments. love it.
This book, like his blog contains his infectious enthusiasm for architecture in all its forms. I've been reading BLDGBLOG for years and i am stoked that this finally came out. Definitely a worthwhile read for a variety of readers.
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