Books

Downfall, The Architecture of Excess, a novel

In this tale about human ambition, Louise Pelletier takes a caustic look at the building industry and the primeval human quest to leave our mark on the world.

Women Changing Architecture

Showcasing the work of thirty-two women architects from Ontario and Quebec, Women Changing Architecture illustrates how their practices have shaped the built environment over the past four decades.

Architecture in Words: Theatre, Language and the Sensuous Space of Architecture

Exploring the role of theatre and fiction in defining character in architecture, Louise Pelletier examines how fiction can help restore architecture’s communicative dimension.

Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge

“The extreme depth of this impressive and scholarly work adds a thirteenth month to the existent twelve of phenomenon in architectural representation.”

— Steven Holl, Architect