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  Book: 'Letters to a Young Architect'

  Architect Charles Benninger offers advice to young and old in his philosophical memoir.

   
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  Book: 'The Architectural Detail'

  "In great buildings, the details [...] are the means of delivering whatever message architecture communicates," writes Edward R. Ford in his book that examines architectural details.

   
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  Book: 'Utopia Forever'

  A new book on utopian architecture speculates that never-to-be-built utopias may still have a lot to tell us about architecture.

   
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  Book: 'Origami Architecture'

  The hobbyist starchitect rejoices with Yee's book of buildngs to be made in origami form.

   
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  Exhibit: 'Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream'

  Proposals for reenvisioning America's subburbs are on display a MoMA, from Feb. 15 to July 30.

   
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  Book: 'Horizontal Skyscraper'

  Steven Holl set the skyscraper on its side in Shenzen, China.

   
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  Exhibit: 'Princeton and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930'

  The history of Princeton University's contribution to the Gothic Revival style is on display at Princeton from Feb. 25 to June 24.

   
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  Book: ‘New York Dozen: Gen X Architects’

  Architecture professor Michael J. Crosbie highlights 12 firms that are representative of the current moment in New York City’s building design.

   
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  Exhibit: 'Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010'

  The Detroit Institute of Arts puts on the last exhibit of photos of urban blight. Through April 29.

   
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  Film: 'John Portman: A Life of Building'

  Because of John Portman, soaring atriums and water fountains are ubiquitous in hotels today.