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Reviews various books focusing on architecture. Citing of the book `Centerbook, Voulume 2,'; Design concepts within the book `Alexander Gorlin: Buildings and Projects,' by Paul Goldberger.

This article reveiws several products in architecture, including the as4 Modular Shelving System, which is a component-based shelving and furniture system handcrafted of solid wood and cold-rolled steel bar from Atlas Industries, Okawood insulating glass offers a new way to integrate the warmth of wood into curtain-wall glass from Schott N.A. and Abacá, a new line of decorative laminate surfaces from Lamin-Art, is manufactured using recycled banana fibers and kraft paper and contains approximately 40 percent post-industrial recovered content.

Reviews the book "Ideas That Shaped Buildings," by Fil Hearn.

Reviews the book 'Luigi Moretti: Works and Writings,' by Federico Bucci and Marco Mulazzani; translated by Marina De Conciliis.

Reviews the book, 'Mexico City: A Guide to Recent Architecture,' by Philip Opher with Xavier Sanchez Valladares.

Reviews books on architecture. Includes `The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town,' by Andrew Ross; `Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave New Town,' by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins; `The Building Blocks Series,' by Ezra Stoller.

Reviews the book "Imaging Ground Zero: Official and Unofficial Proposals for the World Trade Center Site," by Suzanne Stephens, with Ian Luma and Rod Broadhurst.

Reviews the book "Artificial Love: A Story of Machines and Architecture," by Paul Shepheard.

Reviews the book 'Manual: The Architecture of Kieran Timberlake,' introduction by Alberto Perez-Gomez.

Reviews the book 'A Material Misuse,' by Sheila Kennedy.

Reviews the book, 'Site Specific: The Work of Weiss/Manfredi Architects,' by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi.

The article reviews several books that are concerned with architectural topics, including "Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs," by Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson, "Houses of Transformation: Intervening in European Gentrification," by JaapJan Berg, Tahl Kaminer, Marc Schoonderbeek and Joost Zonneveld and "To Scale: One Hundred Urban Plans," by Eric J. Jenkins.

The article reviews several books, including "James Marston Fitch: Selected Writings on Architecture, Preservation, and the Built Environment," by Martica Sawin, "I Am a Monument: On Learning from Las Vegas," by Aron Vinegar, and "Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design," by Diana Lind and Yoko Inoue.

The article reviews the book "The Green Braid: Towards an Architecture of Ecology, Economy and Equity" edited by Kim Tanzer and Rafael Longoria.

This article reviews the book "Professional Practice 101," by Andrew Pressman.

The article reviews the book "Tom Kundig: Houses," edited by Dung Ngo.

The article reviews several exhibitions including "Learning From North Lawndale," at the ArchiCenter in Chicago, Illinois, through November 18, 2006, "The Loop: Designs for a Vertical City," at ArchiTech Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, through November 25, 2006, and "Investigating Where We Live," at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. through November 26, 2006.

Reviews the book 'Architectures of Time,' by Sanford Kwinter.

Reviews the book 'The Look of Architecture,' by Witold Rybczynski.

Reviews the book 'How Cities Work: Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken,' by Alex Marshall.