One Book and Why

 

6 blog entries
One Book and Why
June 15, 2023

In this summer installment of “One Book and Why,” Frederick Steiner, dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania, recommends Before Central Park, an authoritative recent chronicle of two centuries of the history of New York City’s most famous work of of urban landscape design More...

One Book and Why
By Stefan Sagmeister May 11, 2023

Newest in our series “One Book and Why,” graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister recommends A Year with Swollen Appendices, a book of essays and ruminations by rock music provacateur Brian Eno, prominent since the 1970s when he founded the band Roxy Music. More...

One Book and Why
By Thom Mayne April 6, 2023

This month on “One Book and Why,” architect Thom Mayne recommends Italo Calvino’s reflection on what makes great writing, Six Memos for the Next Millennium. More...

One Book and Why
By Louise Fili March 23, 2023

Graphic designer Louise Fili recommends a political/historical novel in translation by contemporary Italian author Andrea Camilleri. More...

One Book and Why
By Steven Holl February 14, 2023

Architect Steven Holl recommends a book on an ever more-urgent issue in a new installment of our occasional series “One Book and Why.” More...

One Book and Why
By Steven Heller January 24, 2023

Graphic design writer and expert Steven Heller recommends a new book and kicks off our new series, “One Book and Why.” More...