In His Own Words

Tag: Architecture and design

  • Pyramid

    Pyramid

    Review: O Time! Thy Pyramids! Bonus points if you know what that refers to. This book is about exactly what the title suggests, building a pyramid. First published in 1975 this book was originally written for younger readers but has informed and delighted kids and adults for nearly 50 years. Macaulay’s incredible draftsmanship and clear… Read more

  • The Poetics of Space

    The Poetics of Space

    Review: Wow. This was a tough one. Not that it was bad, not at all, it was just difficult. A treatise on the philosophy of how we experience our own houses. Using examples from poetry, psychiatry, and nature the author delves into the phenomenological ways that each area of our domiciles affect us. Cellars, for… Read more