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Architect, editor in chief at World-Architects, architectural tour guide, author of 7 books including "Buildings in Print," and I have a weekly newsletter about architecture books: archidose.substack.com

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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This week's A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter features the two-volume "New England Architectural Guide," by Sam Gurwitt, edited by Natascha Meuser and Philipp Meuser, with additional contributions by Dietrich Neumann, published by DOM Publishers: archidose.substack.com/p/a-new-engl...
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My Substack this week rounds up some summer reads—all architecture books, of course, but also all small ones you can carry around with you, not coffee table books: archidose.substack.com/p/summer-reads
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Summer Reads, Or: The Virtues of Small Architecture Books
Architecture Books – Week 27/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is "Undercover Architect: Townhouse Design-Build in Harlem NY," by Christian Volkmann, published by Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers: archidose.substack.com/p/a-book-len...
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A Book-Length Argument for Design-Build
Architecture Books – Week 26/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is "A Builder’s Life Done Well: The Story of Prutting + Co." by David L. Prutting, published by Images Publishing Group: archidose.substack.com/p/from-a-bui...
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From a Builder's Perspective
Architecture Books – Week 25/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is “Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House." The book was edited by Iker Gil, has photographs by James Florio, and was published by MAS Context. archidose.substack.com/p/a-radial-m...
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is “Out There: New Architecture Across America" by Robert Ivy, Cathleen McGuigan and Peter MacKeith, published by @merrellpublishers.bsky.social archidose.substack.com/p/where-arch...
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is “Unfinished Atlas: 19 Projects by Manuel Herz Architects,” edited by Ludovic Balland, Francesca Mautone and Manuel Herz, published by Park Books: archidose.substack.com/p/a-monograp...
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A Monograph by Any Other Name
Architecture Books – Week 22/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is “Henley Halebrown: Building for Society 2010–2022” by Tom Neville, Simon Henley and Gavin Hale-Brown, published by Lund Humphries: archidose.substack.com/p/beautiful-...
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Beautiful Backdrops
Architecture Books – Week 21/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is “Architecture in a Rapidly Changing World,” by Ralph Johnson of Perkins&Will, published by Images Publishing: archidose.substack.com/p/two-volume...
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Two Volumes, One Architect
Architecture Books – Week 20/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is "BIG Atlas," the latest monograph on BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, published by @phaidonpress.bsky.social archidose.substack.com/p/the-world-...
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The World of BIG
Architecture Books – Week 19/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is "Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago" by Will Quam, published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social archidose.substack.com/p/chicago-ci...
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Chicago: City on the Bake
Architecture Books – Week 18/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My newsletter this week heads to Mexico City, specifically Luis Barragán's last project, Gilardi House, with "Gilardi House: Barragan’s Last Witness" by José Luis Alvarez Tinajero and Martín Luque Pérez, published by Actar: archidose.substack.com/p/a-visit-to...
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A Visit to Gilardi House
Architecture Books – Week 17/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Book of the Week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is "Puzzling Assemblies," a new monograph on LA's Oyler Wu Collaborative, published by ORO Editions: archidose.substack.com/p/puz-zli-ng...
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PUZ ZLI NGA SSE MBL IES
Architecture Books – Week 16/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The Book of the Week in my newsletter is "Housing Loops: Opulence, Precarity, Dignity, Prosperity and Fraternity" by the a+t research group (Javier Mozas and Aurora Fernández Per): archidose.substack.com/p/take-a-rid...
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Take a Ride on the 'Housing Loops'
Architecture Books – Week 15/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Instead of one Book of the Week in my newsletter, this week there are six, all united by me hearing about them and receiving them via their authors, rather than their publishers: archidose.substack.com/p/books-rece...
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Books Received and Noted
Architecture Books – Week 14/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Not sure what happened with the final copy versus the galley, but the lead holder does not want you to read the title, apparently.
Two covers of Reinier de Graaf's "Architecture Against Architecture," each one featuring a broken lead holder—one with it above the text, one with it below.
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This week, A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books features OMA partner Reinier de Graaf’s "Architecture Against Architecture: A Manifesto," published this week by @versobooks.bsky.social: archidose.substack.com/p/14-recomme...
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14 Recommendations Toward a New Architecture
Architecture Books – Week 13/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
For my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter this week, I read "Strange Buildings," the latest by Uketsu: archidose.substack.com/p/an-archite...
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An Architect Reads Uketsu
Architecture Books – Week 11/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This week in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter are two books that continue two ongoing series: "Caruso St John Collected Works: Volume 3 2010–2020" (MACK) & "Typology: Tashkent, Genoa, Tbilisi, Casablanca. Review No. IV" (Park Books): archidose.substack.com/p/next-insta...
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Next Installments
Architecture Books – Week 10/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This week in A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter is "Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal," by photographer James Florio, published by MAS Context. The 3-volume publication features photographs of Ensamble Studio's "Inverted Portal" at Tippet Rise. archidose.substack.com/p/7-winters-...
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This week in A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books is Rafael Herrin-Ferri’s latest book, "All the Queens Gardens: Everyday Landscaping in New York’s Largest and Most Diverse Borough," recently published by Jovis: archidose.substack.com/p/form-follo...
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Form Follows Ficus
Architecture Books – Week 8/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture," written by Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley and published by Lars Müller Publishers, is atop my newsletter this week: archidose.substack.com/p/the-future...
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The Future Is Microbial
Architecture Books – Week 7/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This week my A Weekly Dose of Architecture features "An Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self," the 2024 autobiography by Sam Hall Kaplan, who served as critic of architecture and urbanism at the Los Angeles Times for a dozen years: archidose.substack.com/p/the-life-o...
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The Life of a Critic
Architecture Books – Week 6/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This week my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter features "Connective Urbanism – New York" by KPF, published by KPF: archidose.substack.com/p/kpf-at-50
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KPF at 50
Architecture Books – Week 5/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
This week on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books is "MAKI OPUS," celebrating the 60th anniversary of Maki and Associates; published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social archidose.substack.com/p/maki-and-a...
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Maki and Associates at 60
Architecture Books – Week 4/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Looks like you basically had the place to yourself. See other people there during your visit? Know if this portion of the Biennale is getting traffic?
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This week in my book newsletter is "Public Spaces, NY," a sequel to MOS's "Vacant Spaces NY," which is at the bottom of the newsletter: archidose.substack.com/p/meet-me-at...
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Meet Me at the Daydreaming Zone
Architecture Books – Week 3/2026
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The first post of 2026 in my A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books newsletter features C. G. Beck's "The Labor of Architecture: Creativity, Design, and the Building of a New Class Consciousness," published by Monthly Review Press: archidose.substack.com/p/architectu...
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Architectural Workers of the US, Unite
Architecture Books – Week 2/2026
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Susan Klaiber @susanklaiber.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Great bibliography on American architecture of the past 250 years compiled by @hawthorne.bsky.social. Perfect for folks like me with a good background in architectural history but who are not specialists in American #architecture. #USA250 #USsemiquincentennial www.punchlistmag.com/p/american-a...
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American architecture at 250: a reading list
Some resources for the semiquincentennial
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
My last newsletter post of 2025 lists my top 10 from the nearly 50 books featured in it over the course of the year: archidose.substack.com/p/favorite-a...
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Favorite Architecture Books of 2025
Architecture Books – Week 51/2025
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
2 publications on reuse are in my newsletter this week: "Harvard Design Magazine No. 53: Reuse and Repair," edited by Jeanne Gang and Lizabeth Cohen; and "Reuse of Architectural Components" by Bailey Bestul: archidose.substack.com/p/2-publicat...
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2 Publications on Reuse
Architecture Books – Week 50/2025
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This week in my newsletter is "Shelter Cookbook," edited by Leopold Banchini and Lukas Feireiss, with photographs by Dylan Perrenoud and an interview with Lloyd Kahn: archidose.substack.com/p/cooking-up... @spectorbooks.bsky.social
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I happened to walk along Wall Street about a week ago and saw them hoisting the materials inside for the renovated lobby and POPS by KPF.
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Posting this only because of the photo they put atop the article: the POPS at 60 Wall Street designed by Kevin Roche that was recently demolished. Odd choice, I think. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/wha...
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Vital City | What Mamdani Gets Wrong About Severe Mental Illness & Crisis Response
Mayor Eric Adams’ senior advisor on the topic has some thoughts on the incoming mayor’s plans for a new Department of Community Safety.
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Wanna buy an architecture-book lover a gift that's not an architecture book? Here are some suggestions I cobbled together: archidose.substack.com/p/gifts-for-...
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Gifts for People Who Read Architecture Books*
*Gifts that are nearly everything BUT architecture books
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Book of the Week in my newsletter is "Design for Construction: Tectonic Imagination in Contemporary Architecture" by Eric Höweler, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social: archidose.substack.com/p/what-is-te...
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I just learned the the Shubow-Ratti debate never happened but a panel discussion, "Classicism Now," with Justin Shubow, @katewagner.wehwalt.net and @edwinheathcote.bsky.social, moderated by Ratti, will be taking place this Saturday (5pm CET). Livestream via Ratti IG: www.instagram.com/crassociati/
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The book in my newsletter this week is "Renaissance: A New Museum for Princeton" by James Christen Steward, with contributions by Paul Goldberger, Ron McCoy, and Mark Stevens: archidose.substack.com/p/a-princeto...
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A Princeton Renaissance
Architecture Books – Week 47/2025
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
David Halle and Elisabeth Tiso's "New York's New Edge: Contemporary Art, the High Line, and Urban Megaprojects on the Far West Side," pictured, is great. Its balance of sociology, history, etc., plus its clarity of writing, has made it one of the most helpful books in my understanding of 21C NYC.
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
And important to Trump that the bathroom he renovated overlooks the future ballroom. (Also note that the photo was taken before the East Wing demolition but posted after.)
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
My newsletter this week features "Archigram: The Magazine," the new facsimile edition of all nine and a half issues of Archigram, originally printed between 1961 and 1974: archidose.substack.com/p/unboxing-a...
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Unboxing Archigram
Architecture Books – Week 45/2025
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Not at all surprising to hear this news. I wouldn't put it past Trump to put McCrery back on the commission so the architect can approve his own design for the ballroom.
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Just saw it described as "The much-anticipated final volume in architect Robert A.M. Stern’s critically acclaimed New York series" on the Phaidon website. You had me second-guessing myself for a minute, @christinecipriani.bsky.social : )
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
That said, I guess the co-authors could continue the series in another 15 or 20 years...
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Actually I'm not 100% that it's *the* last, but I think it's safe to assume its *his* last. He actually told Archpaper back in 2017, "I’m also working with Jake Tilove and David Fishman on my New York 2020 book, which I swore I would never do, but here I am." That makes 2020 something of a bonus.
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The sixth and final installment in Robert A.M. Stern's magisterial New York series is out this week, so of course "New York 2020: Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New Century" is Book of the Week in A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: archidose.substack.com/p/20-years-o...
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20 Years of NYC Architecture Across 1500 Pages
Architecture Books – Week 44/2025
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Project on architect's website: www.machado-silvetti.com/princeton-pa...
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Princeton Parking Structure — Machado Silvetti
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John Hill @archidose.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Solar panels are great and all, and putting them on the roof of a parking garage makes perfect sense, but maybe those added to the Princeton University garage designed by Machado and Silvetti in the 90s could have been respectful of the original cornice expression—now lost beneath dark roof.
Google Street View screenshot of parking garage at Princeton University, 2019Google Street View screenshot of parking garage at Princeton University, 2023, with solar panels added at the top level.
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I can’t believe there are not one but two articles, in major papers, with this dumb framing. It is not NIMBY to express dismay when a big part of the White House is suddenly rubbled
Washington Post editorial: 
In defense of the White House ballroom 
Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs
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