Tag: Columbia Books on Architecture and the City

October 2, 2019

New Books from Our Distributed Presses!

Columbia University Press is the proud distributor of several international and domestic presses, publishing in a variety of subject areas. Below is this week’s list of new releases from our distributed presses! Agenda Publishing  Exploring the Thought of Karl Polanyi...

July 30, 2019

New From Our Distribution Partners!

This week’s list of new releases is comprised of titles from our distribution partners. We are proud to be the distributor of international and domestic presses who publish in a variety of subject areas. From film to political science and...

July 29, 2019

Summer Reading List: Art and Architecture

The summer heatwaves spanning the country might be hindering outdoor activities, but they shouldn’t impede on your summer reading. From Robert Rauschenberg to the Moscow’s Conceptualist to architecture for space settlements to building preservation policy, this week’s list of suggested...

July 25, 2019

Summer Reading for Space Enthusiasts

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module on the moon. The historical event ended the Space Race and incited future possibilities to colonize, explore, and weaponize space. From Space Settlements to Space as a...

February 12, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret, A Year Without Winter, and more!

Our list of new books is now available! Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies Hunter Vaughan New in Paper! The Politics of Anti-Westernism in Asia Visions of World Order in Pan-Islamic and Pan-Asian Thought Cemil Aydin...

November 4, 2015

Group Efforts: Changing Public Space — Gavin Browning

“Parks and streets are also stewarded by the private sector. Manhattan’s celebrated Bryant Park and High Line are operated by wealthy non-profit conservancies, while Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) balkanize the city into branded swathes…. The projects described here do not...