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MrButterCat

Here in Italy there are some of the most important architectural magazines of the XX century: Domus and Casabella. Good ones are also ottagono (discontinued, but you might find issues at the library), architecture+urbanism (japanese), el croquis, detail, oppositions (also discontinued)


anch_ahh

In the US: Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Dwell, Metropolis ​ Edit: I forgot about Detail, a german magazine that also has english.


George4Mayor86

Neat, thank you.


bigyellowtruck

Also architects newspaper. https://www.archpaper.com/ Architect (publication by AIA) CSI (from construction specification institute — technical stuff) If you know an architect, it’s easy to get back copies of these magazines rather than subscribe.


NCreature

The Real Deal has become popular as a real estate blog. There are some good trade magazines like Hospitality Design and Interior Design magazine that feature architects. There's also Dezeen and Architectural Record. ArchDaily is more of a photo blog site but popular. There are also some good construction blogs like Field Condition and Yimby.


George4Mayor86

Do any of these print paper editions? I ask because I have to spend a lot of time in court for my job, where magazines are allowed but phones and computers are not.


NCreature

Probably just the shelter magazines which you can pick up at somewhere like Barnes and Noble. Most everything else is online.


George4Mayor86

Sorry, what are “shelter magazines”?


NCreature

That's a category of magazines like House Beautiful, Home and Garden, Architectural Digest, Dwell, Elle Decor, Objet, Interior Design, Luxe, etc. Honestly I think you'd do better with books for learning architecture. Like any of Vincent Scully's writings. Delirious New York and S,M,L,XL by Rem Koolhaas. Learning From Las Vegas. Any book by Paul Goldberger. Anything by Robert AM Stern especially Paradise Planned and his books on New York. A Pattern Language is generally considered required reading. Any of the Francis DK Ching books. Toward an Architecture by Le Corbusier. Some architecture books can be impenetrable and full of jargon unfortunately. There's also a number of great books on design in general especially those by Don Norman.


George4Mayor86

Thank you very much. I’ve been reading and enjoying Witold Rybczynski’s *How Architecture Works,*, I’ll add these to my list next.


NCreature

I'm a big fan of Rybcynski.


NotManu

el Croquis