Reading Selections for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

blue lines on a white background with title aboveDesigning Interventions to Address Complex Societal Issues
Sarah Morton, ed.
2022
Available online

 

 

title in pink with pink with a pink field on a diagonal behind subtitle similarly in yellow on red backgroundExtra Bold: A feminist Inclusive Anti-Racist Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers
Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Kaleena Sales, Leslie Xia, Valentina Vergara
2021
Available online
Available in paper

 

small orange, pink, blue and green diagrams on a white field Designing a Just City: How Architecture Reshapes Property, Equity, Ecology, and Economy
Janette Kim, ed.
2021
Available in paper

 

greyscale image of figures walking along a boardwalk with a green overlay Landscapes of Exclusion: State Parks and Jim Crow in the American South
William E. O’Brien
2016
Available online
Available in paper

 

photo of seesaws on the border wall Designing Peace: Building a Better Future Now
Cynthia E. Smith
2022
Available in paper

 

 

blue text on a red background with web designIn Search of African American Space: Redressing Racism
Jeffrey Hogrefe, Scott Ruff, with Carrie Eastman, Ashley Simone, eds.
2020
Available in paper

 

 

intersecting multi-colored grids with the title below Information Design for the Common Good: Human-centric Approaches to Contemporary Design Challenges
Courtney Marchese
2021
Available in paper

 

 

red divided city maps on a green background with white linesReconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America  
Sean Anderson and Mabel O. Wilson, eds.
2021
Available in paper

 

black and red title on white background Our Voices II, The De-colonial Project
Rebecca Kiddle, Luugigyoo Patrick Stewart, and Kevin O’Brien
2021
Available in paper

 

road map with trees in plan in monochrome green How Green Became Good: Urbanized Nature and the Making of Cities and Citizens
Hillary Angelo
2021
Available online

 

 

rectilinear concrete and wood structure in front of a blue sky Many Voices: Architecture for Social Equity
Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson
2022
Currently being acquired

 

 

 

 

Streaming Videos

Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapesportrait of Farrand in white shirt and black jacket
Stephen Ives, Lauren DeFilippo, Karen Smythe
2020
This film follows award-winning public garden designer Lynden B. Miller as she sets off to explore the remarkable life and career of America’s first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand. (62 min)

 

Cultivating Change
David Springbett, Heather MacAndrew, and Des Kennedy
2019
Shows how garden projects in the United States and Canada have transformed communities in positive ways. (50 min)

Helvetica
Gary Hustwit
2007
An independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. … (81 min)

Inside the Middle East: Architectural Legacy
2018
In a career spanning four decades, Zaha Hadid’s pioneering vision redefined architecture and design for the 21st century. … Two years since her death, we look at how Hadid’s style is still influencing Middle Eastern architecture and inspiring new generations of young architects. (24 min)

portrait of gray from the side with bob haircut

Invitation to a Voyage: Eileen Gray, Designer and Architect
Jörg Bundschuh, Cathal O’Shannon
2020
Chronicles the life of Eileen Gray and the history of her architectural creations, including E.1027, one of the most famous houses in architectural history, built in Roquebrune, France in 1926. (52 min)

 

The New Bauhaus
Alysa Nahmias, Miranda Yousef, Petter Ringbom, Erin Wright, Hans Ulrich Obrist
2021
This film is an odyssey through the life and legacy of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and inspire. ….  Following recent retrospectives of Moholy’s work at major museums, this film offers a more accessible and intimate, emotional journey through Moholy’s life and his work as an artist, designer, visionary, and teacher. (89 min)

PBS NewsHour: How these Alabama Architecture students are Improving Lives with Low-cost Home Designs
John Yang
2018
For decades, students and faculty from Auburn University’s Rural Studio have been working, studying and living in Hale County, Alabama, and using architecture to serve the greater good. … (8 min)

baseball game in front of apartment complexPruitt Igoe Myth
2015
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth tells the story of the wholesale changes that took place in the American city in the decades after World War II, through the lens of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St. Louis. …. (84 min)

Rams
Gary Hustwit
2020
“RAMS” is the new documentary from Gary Hustwit (Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized) about legendary German designer Dieter Rams. For more than 50 years, Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design, with his iconic work at Braun and Vitsoe, and his influence on Apple. So at 87 years old, why does he now regret being a designer? “Rams” is a design documentary, but it’s also a rumination on consumerism, sustainability, and the future of design. Dieter’s philosophy is about more than just design, it’s about a way to live. The film also features an original score by pioneering musician Brian Eno. (74 min)

Rethink Sustainability: Mastering the Art of Sustainable Architecture
Helen Barrett
2020
In a nation where space is at a premium, the Dutch are leaders in creating environmentally friendly buildings. From repurposed redundant structures to modular, transportable studios and floating neighbourhoods, … (6 min)

Skill Sumo: Work Inspiration. Nikki Hayes, Graphic Designer
2019
(3 min)

historic city view of NYCUrbanized
Gary Hustwit
2018
Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development, and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain. (86 min)

Resilient Design

series of drawings behind text with blue rising on the textLandscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions
Galen Newman and Zixu Qiao
2022
Available online

 

modern structure in the high mountainsUrgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World
Bridgette Meinhold
2013
Available in paper

 

red paper on clipboardDesigning for Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Graphic Design
Andrew Shea, foreword by William Drenttel & illustrations by Ellen Lupton
2012
Available in paper
Available online

building on shore with large title on topToo Big: Rebuild by Design: A Transformative Approach to Climate Change
Henk Ovink & Jelte Boeijenga
2018
Available in paper

 

folded sheet with depictions of landscapeDesigning Landscape Architectural Education: Studio Ecologies for Unpredictable Futures
Edited ByRosalea Monacella, Bridget Keane
2022
Available online

 

blue book coverDesigning to Avoid Disaster: The Nature of Fracture-Critical Design
Thomas Fisher
2013
Available in paper
Available online

 

text in multiple pink and blue linesLEAP Dialogues: Career Pathways in Design for Social Innovation
Mariana Amatullo with Bryan Boyer, Liz Danzico and Andrew Shea, eds.
2016
Available in paper

 

children in a splash pad Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: Evidence-based Planning and Design Strategies
Ann Forsyth, Emily Salomon, and Laura Smead
2017
Available in paper

 

bikes on a paved pathThe Greenway Imperative: Connecting Communities and Landscapes for a Sustainable Future
Charles A. Flink, foreword by Keith Laughlin
2020
Available in paper

 

knot pattern on crumpled paperDesign to Renourish: Sustainable Graphic Design in Practice
Eric Benson and Yvette Perullo
2017
Available in paper
Available online

 

 

house buried in snowClimate Adaptation and Resilience Across Scales: From Buildings to Cities
Nicholas B. Rajkovich and Seth H. Holmes, eds.
2022
Open access

 

cityscape with roadwork signResilient City: Landscape Architecture for Climate Change
Elke Mertens and Julian Reisenberger
2021
Available online

 

fantasy like image of water and islands or waterfallThe Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking: Healthful Ecotopian Visions for Architecture and Urbanism
Mitra Kanaani, ed
2022
Available online

 

 

green book coverMetropolitan Landscapes: Towards a Shared Construction of the Resilient City of the Future
Antonella Contin
2021
Available online

 

white plans on a black backgroundThe Architecture of Persistence: Designing for Future Use
D. Fannon, M. Laboy, and P. Wiederspahn
2021
Available in paper
Available online

 

Child's shadow on sidewalk chalk patternResilience for All: Striving for Equity Through Community-driven Design
Barbara Brown Wilson
2018
Available in paper
Available online

 

New EBooks for 2022

green, black, and red shapes on yellow fieldAdvertising Design by Medium : A Visual and Verbal Approach
Robyn Blakeman
2022
Link to EBook

 

 

city streetArchitectural Education Through Materiality: Pedagogies of 20th Century Design 
edited by Elke Couchez and Rajesh Heynickx
2022
Link to EBook

 

tree and shrubs lit at nightThe Art of Landscape Lighting: A Designer’s Companion 
Janet Lennox Moyer
2022
Link to EBook

 

image of construction with background of skyscrapersThe City On Display: Architecture Festivals and the Urban Commons
Joel Robinson
2022
Link to EBook

 

electric plan like designCybernetic Architectures: Informational Thinking and Digital Design 
Camilo Andrés Cifuentes Quin
2022
Link to EBook

 

book cover with starburst patternsDesign for Social Innovation: Case Studies From Around the World 
edited by Mariana Amatullo, Bryan Boyer, Jennifer May, Andrew Shea
2022
Link to EBook

 

black and white title on red coverDesigning for the Climate Emergency: A Guide for Architecture Students
Sofie Pelsmakers, Aidan Hoggard, Urszula Kozminska, and Elizabeth Donovan
2022
Link to EBook

 

book cover with titleInterdisciplinary Research for Printing and Packaging 
edited by Pengfei Zhao, Zhuangzhi Ye, Min Xu, Li Yang, Linghao Zhang, Shu Yan
2022
Link to EBook

 

blurry sepia figures Italian Imprints on Twentieth-century Architecture
edited by Denise Costanzo and Andrew Leach
2022
Link to EBook

 

 

green cover with titleLandscape Architect’s Pocket Book 
Siobhan Vernon, Susan Irwine, Joanna Patton, and Neil Chapman
2022
Link to EBook

 

title with rising blue line series of transparent plans behindLandscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions 
edited by Galen Newman, Zixu Qiao
2022
Link to EBook

 

the word machine shifts to the word learning on a black backgroundMachine Learning: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Phil Bernstein
2022
Link to EBook

 

 

concrete and water forecourt of buildingMinoru Yamasaki and the Fragility of Architecture 
Paul Kidder
2022
Link to EBook

 

 

line drawing of figures in a landscape with treesMultisensory Landscape Design: A Designer’s Guide for Seeing 
Daniel Roehr
2022
Link to EBook

 

 

book cover black with rainbow patternPost-digital Letterpress Printing: Research, Education and Practice
edited by Pedro Manuel Reis Amado, Ana Catarina Silva and Vítor Quelhas
2022
Link to EBook

 

city at night and subway graphicResilient and Responsible Smart Cities
edited by Hugo Rodrigues, Tomohiro Fukuda, Simon Elias Bibri
2022
Link to EBook

 

child digging in dirtTemporary Gardens 
Raffaella Sini
2022
Link to EBook

Arboretums/Arboreta

We’ve recently added images of The Arboretum at Penn State to the Central Pennsylvania Architecture and Landscape Architecture Collection. (Currently spring and winter, but it’s something we can add to.)

 

multicolored cover with tree among other plantsGardens across America: The American Horticultural Society’s Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta 
Thomas S. Spencer and John J. Russell
2005
Available in paper

 

 

green cover with graphic of wreathPaul A. Elliott, et al.
The British Arboretum: Trees, Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
2011
Available online

 

 

Evergreens receding into the distance on book coverPlanting and Maintaining a Tree Collection 
Simon Toomer
2010
Available in paper

 

 

 

trees with red and green leavesTrees Live Here: The Arboretums of America
Susan McDougall
2013
Available in paper

 

 

figures walking through trees on brown book cover
Robert F Brzuszek and James Clark
“Visitor perceptions of ecological design at The Crosby Arboretum, Picayune, Mississippi”
Native Plants Journal, vol. 10 no. 2, 2009, p. 91-105.
Available online

 

 

General Plan for Memorial Arboretum for the Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa
design by John R. Bracken
Available in Special Collections
One of the early efforts for an arboretum at University Park

 

image of the table of contentsPublic Gardens and Arboretums of the United States
Martha McMillan Roberts
1962
Available in paper
Fun to explore if you’re looking for vintage images.

Computing

grayscale water effectHigh Definition: Zero Tolerance in Design and Production
Bob Sheil
2014
Available online

 

 

multicolored closeup of biologic formThe Aesthetics of Scientific Data Representation: More Than Pretty Pictures
Lotte Philipsen and Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard, eds.
2018
Available in paper

 

 

green, purple, and black circular patternAutonomous Assembly: Designing for a New Era of Collective Construction
Skylar Tibbits
2017
Available online

 

 

plant forms at nightLandscape Architecture and Digital Technologies: Re-conceptualising Design and Making 
Jillian Walliss and Heike Rahmann
2016
Available in paper

 

 

mountains with a multicolor overlayComputing the Environment: Digital Design Tools for Simulation and Visualisation of Sustainable Architecture
Brady Peters and Terri Peters
2018
Available online

 

 

title ringing outer edges of book blue on orangeDrawing Futures
Laura Allen and Luke Caspar Pearson, eds.
2016
Available online

 

 

red dendron like filigree Dynamic Patterns: Visualizing Landscapes in a Digital Age
Karen M’Closkey and Keith VanDerSys
2017
Available in paper

 

 

white C in a black box with title belowCodify: Parametric and Computational Design in Landscape Architecture 
Bradley Cantrell and Adam Mekies, eds.
2018
Available in paper

 

 

blue book coverMaterial Strategies in Digital Fabrication
Christopher Beorkrem
2017
Available in paper

 

 

book titleArchitecture | Design | Data: Practice Competency in the Era of Computation
Phillip Bernstein
2018
Available online

 

 

circle of orange dots behind titleDigital Architecture Beyond Computers: Fragments of a Cultural History of Computational Design
Roberto Bottazzi
2018
Available in paper and online

 

 

purple grid splotchesThe Second Digital Turn: Design Beyond Intelligence
Mario Carpo
2017
Available in paper

 

 

subway like branching linesConvergence: The Redesign of Design
Randy Deutsch
2017
Available online

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabins

overlay of words cabin fever on grid of cabin imagesCabin Fever
Jennifer M. Volland, Bruce Grenville and Stephanie Rebick, editors
2018
available in paper

 

 

“Montgomery, Ala., Restoration Artists Bring Past to Life”
Dugan, Kelli M.
Tribune Business News, 2002
available online

 

illustration of cabin in fog and treesHide and Seek: The Architecture of Cabins and Hide-Outs.
Sofia Borges, Sven Ehmann, and Robert Klanten, editors
2014.
available in paper

 

 

“Palmer Park Master Plan”
David Mangum
Michigan Chronicle, Aug, 2016, pp. 1
available online
(formerly Log Cabin Farm)

 

illustration of cabin with back of figure in foregroundNative American Log Cabins in the Southeast 
Gregory A. Waselkov, editor
2019
available in paper

 

 

 

axiomatic drawing of cabin constructionHand-hewn: The Art of Building Your Own Cabin  
William C. Leitch
1976
available in paper
One of the more contemporary guides for prospective owners – we have examples back to 1889

 

 

green cover with drawing of cabin and pine tree for the I in cabinThe Log Cabin: An Illustrated History
Andrew Belonsky
2018
available in paper

 

 

 

two-story cabin with stone chimneyLog Houses of the World
Richard Olsen
2006
available in paper

 

 

illustration of cabin framed by trees and mountainsThe Log Cabin: An American Icon
Alison K. Hoagland
2018
available in paper
available online

 

 

atmospheric photograph of large cabinThe Work of Joe Webb: Appalachian Master of Rustic Architecture
Reuben Cox
2009
available in paper

 

 

multi-story light colored cabin on waterfrontCottage and Cabin
Linda Leigh Paul
2010
available in paper

 

 

Find more books on log cabins in NA7575 (as vacation houses) or NA8470 (as construction method)

Networks

maroon book cover with white text and network sketchesORTLOS: Architecture of the Networks
Edited by Ivan Redi & Andrea Redi
2005
available in paper

 

book cover with flowers and trees planted in gridded patternVacant to Vibrant: Creating Successful Green Infrastructure Networks.
Sandra  Albro
2019
available online

 

 

green book coverUrban Landscapes: Environmental Networks and Quality of Life.
Massimo Sargolini
2013
available online  

 

 

yellow and blue book cover“Graphic Design and Social Networks: Methodological Proposal Supported by the Open Innovation and Co-Creation” in Media and Metadmedia Management
Blas José Subiela Hernández
2016
Available online

 

 

book cover with tree lined streetCompleting Our Streets: The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks
Barbara McCann
2013
available online

 

 

yellow book coverCity Networks
Edited by Athanasia Karakitsiou, Athanasios Migdalas, Stamatina Th. Rassia, Panos M. Pardalos
2017
available online

 

 

book cover with networks marked by color fieldsMonospace and Multiverse: Exploring Space with Actor-Network-Theory
Sabine Hansmann
2021
available online

 

 

yellow and orange book cover“Effective Network Graphic Design” in A User’s Guide to Network Analysis in R
Douglas A. Luke
2015
available online

 

 

book cover in a grey gradientNetwork Practices: New Strategies in Architecture and Design
Edited by Anthony Burke and Therese Tierney
2007
available in paper

Trees

 

Trees in Trouble: Saving America’s Urban Forests
Andrea Torrice
2016
Video

 

title page Up by Roots: Healthy Soils and Trees in the Built Environment
James Urban
2008
Available in paper

 

 

book cover drawings of plantsPlant Kingdom: Design with Plant Aesthetics
2015
Available in paper

 

 

“State College Tree Walk”
Bill Elmendorf, Royce Clay, Alan Sam, and the State College Tree Commission in partnership with the Penn State School of Forest Resources
2015
Available in paper

 

book cover trees in a city parkRoutledge Handbook of Urban Forestry
edited by Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, and Alessio Fini
2017
Available in paper

 

book cover tree held by craneHortitecture: The Power of Architecture and Plants
edited by Almut Grüntuch-Ernst, Almut and IDAS Institute for Design and Architectural Strategies
2018

Available in paper

 

book cover grid of pictures of trees and gradients of greenTrees in the Urban Landscape: Site Assessment, Design, and Installation.
Peter J. Trowbridge and Nina L. Bassuk
2004

Available in Paper

 

 

book cover wood shingles“Trees as Architecture” by Richard Mabey
In Wood, edited by William Hall
2017
Available in paper
   

 

book cover strips of black and white images with treesWhat’s Wrong with Plastic Trees?: Artifice and Authenticity in Design
Martin H. Krieger
2000
Available in paper

 

 

book cover skyscraper with trees on projecting planesVertical Greenery: Evaluating the High-Rise Vegetation of the Bosco Verticale, Milan
Elena Giacomello and Massimo Valagussa
2015
Available in paper

 

book cover city and trees at sunsetUrban Forest, Trees, and Greenspace: A Political Ecology Perspective
Edited by L. Anders Sandberg, Adrina Bardekjian, and Sadia Butt.
2015
Available in paper

 

 

book cover title with green and brown spotsDesign and Nature: A Partnership
Edited by Kate Fletcher, Louise St. Pierre, and Mathilda Tham
2019
Available online

 

 

There’s been a fair amount of interest lately in the history of trees and cities…

book cover single tree on a 1920s city street Seeing Trees: A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin
Sonja Dümpelmann
2019
Available in paper

 

 

book cover orange and green fall treesNature Next Door: Cities and Trees in the American Northeast
Ellen Stroud
2012
Available in paper or online

 

 

book cover Allee of trees with buildings in distanceUrban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape
Jill Jonnes
2016
Available in paper

 

Plywood

book cover with plywood chair, house, forms, etcPlywood: A Material Story
Christopher Wilk with Elizabeth Bisley
2017
available in paper

 

 

book cover with titleBent Ply: The Art of Plywood Furniture
Dung Ngo & Eric Pfeiffer
2003
available in paper

 

 

light brown wavy lines on a dark brown background all with wood patternThe Plywood House
Pratt Institute, School of Architecture
c. 1966
available in paper
a vintage option

 

greyscale image of construction site componentsLouis I. Kahn: Towards the Zero Degree of Concrete, 1960-1974
Anna Rosellini
available in paper
for the formwork

 

 

 

 

Eames chair with shaped plywood seat and back and metal frameCharles Eames: Furniture from the Design Collection, the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Arthur Drexler
1973
Open Access