On February 18, 2014, I shared the first short stack of books on the blog. The theme was urban animals and featured the following titles: Architecture According to Pigeons by Speck Lee Tailfeather; On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz; and The Urban Bestiary: Encountering the Everyday Wild by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. […]
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Besides pigeons and squirrels, one of the most common animals in our city is the dog, at least in our neighborhood. Lately, we have been hanging outside the dog run for small dogs in Washington Square Park, a lot. One of us is intrigued by dogs, big and small, but dog watching is easier at […]
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Image: Laline Paull’s The Bees cover courtesy of Harper Collins (source) About The Bees via Laline Paull’s website About The Bees via Harper Collins
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Did you think of three small pancakes when you read the title of this series? Instead of pancakes, we offer three books around a theme. This week the theme is books about urban animals. This is a recommended reading list, not a review series. Happy reading! Image: Architecture According to Pigeons cover via Phaidon (source) […]
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Image: The Wind Blew, by Pat Hutchins The winter, the weather has been surprisingly cold with lots of snow events and chilling winds. On windy days we turn to The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins, Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand, and Blue’s Windy Day. In “our office” we’ve been asking some variation on the next […]
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Image: Never Built LA cover via Metropolis In lieu of our own Top 10 or Best of Books in the fields of landscape and environmental planning and design, we have gathered the fine lists that others have created to share with you here (arranged in alpha-order). 1. Architect’s The Best Architecture and Design Books of […]
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