Anna Shapiro

The daughter of Cincinnati architect Woodie Garber looks back on her harrowing upbringing in this emotional memoir.

Manfred Kirchheimer’s 2006 film, screening now in New York City—its first-ever theatrical run—chronicles Louis Sullivan’s creation of an American architectural aesthetic.

A new book delves into the disappearance of New York's iconic institutions and neighborhoods.

Frances Glessner Lee’s detailed dioramas, on view through January 28, recreate crime scenes in exquisite detail.

A sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 traces the radical transformation of New York in the early 20th century.

RECORD reviews four books that examine the importance of traditions as cities and buildings evolve.

Wild By Design: Strategies For Creating Life-Enhancing Landscapes, by Margie Ruddick; Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes, by Piet Oudolf and Rick Darke; Bawa: The Sri Lanka Gardens, by David Robsen; The Garden of Peter Marino, by Peter Marino with foreword by Claude Lalanne.

Our reviews of books by Jonathan Glancey, Gijs Van Hensbergen, Thomas Fisher, James Crawford, Justin Davidson, Denise Hoffman Brandt, Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, Leslie Earl Robertson, and Jason M. Barr.

Stephanie Meeks, CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has mustered an array of data in this book demonstrating the virtues of architectural adaptation.