Origins, Imitation, Conventions by James Ackerman Reviewed by Michael Chapman

Contested Symmetries and Other Predicaments in Architecture by Preston Scott Cohen Reviewed by Jin-Ho Park

Vermeer's Camera: The Truth Behind the Masterpieces by Philip Steadman Reviewed by David Vila Domini

Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney Reviewed by David Vila Domini

The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots by George Hersey Reviewed by Michael J. Ostwald

 Connections : the Geometric Bridge between Art and Science by Jay Kappraff Reviewed by Slavik Jablan

Architecture and Science edited by Giuseppe di Cristina Reviewed by Michael Chapman (Spring 2002)

"Dynamical Symmetries: Mathematical Synthesis between Chaos Theory (Complexity), Fractal Geometry, and the Golden Mean," article by Nigel Reading Reviewed by Michael J. Ostwald and Stephen R. Wassell (Winter 2002)

Proportion: Science Philosophy Architecture by Richard Padovan Reviewed by John Sharp (Winter 2002)

Traditions in Architecture: Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania by Dora P. Crouch and June G. Johnson Reviewed by William D. Sapp (Autumn 2001).

The Shape of the Great Pyramid by Roger Herz-Fischler Reviewed by Mark A. Reynolds (Autumn 2001).

The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics by George Gherverghese Joseph. Reviewed by Karim Abdul Bangura (Summer 2001).

Le Corbusier: Paris -- Chandigarh by Klaus-Peter Gast. Reviewed by Steven Fleming and Michael J. Ostwald (Spring 2001).

The Sun in the Chuch. Cathedrals as Solar Observatories by J.L. Heilbron. Reviewed by Paul A. Calter and Kim Williams (Spring 2001) .

The Modulor and Modulor 2 by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret. Reviewed by Michael Ostwald (Winter 2001).

Le Corbusier, Padiglione Philips, Bruxelles by Alessandra Capanna. Reviewed by Maurizio Vianello (English version) (Winter 2001).

Le Corbusier, Padiglione Philips, Bruxelles di Alessandra Capanna. Reviewed by Maurizio Vianello (versione italiana) (Winter 2001).

African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design Ron Eglash Reviewed by Abdul Karim Bangura (October 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 165-168.

Your Private Sky. Buckminster Fuller by Joachim Krausse and Claude Lichtenstein, eds. Reviewed by Kim Williams (October 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 199-200.

Sergio Musmeci. Organicità di forme e forze nello spazio di Manfredi Nicoletti. Reviewed by Alessandra Capanna (versione italiana) (October 2000).

 Sergio Musmeci. Organicità di forme e forze nello spazio by Manfredi Nicoletti. Reviewed by Alessandra Capanna (English version) (October 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 173-174.

Architectonics of Humanism by Lionel March. Reviewed by Mark Peterson (April 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 177-179.

On Alberti and the Art of Building by Robert Tavernor. Reviewed by Kim Williams (April 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 197-198.

Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Branko Mitrovic, trans. Reviewed by Stephen R. Wassell (April 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 185-194.

The Number 9: The Search for the Sigma Code by Cecil Balmond. Reviewed by Jay Kappraff (January 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 175-176.

Le Corbusier 1910-65 by Boesiger and Girsberger, eds. Reviewed by Alessandra Capanna (January 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 169-171.

"Ich aber quadriere den Kreis..." by Klaus Schröer and Klaus Irle. Reviewed by Gert Sperling (English) (January 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 181-183.

"Ich aber quadriere den Kreis..." von Klaus Schröer and Klaus Irle. Rezension Gert Sperling (Deutsch) (January 2000).

Euclid. The Creation of Mathematics by Benno Artmann.  Reviewed by Kim Williams (January 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 195-196.

Fractal Geometry in Architecture and Design by Carl Bovill. Reviewed by Leonard K. Eaton (April 1999). No longer available on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 145-146.

Historic Floors: Their History and Preservation by Jane Fawcett. Reviewed by Kim Williams (April 1999). No longer available on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 171-172.

Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science by Reza Sarhangi, ed. Reviewed by Solomon Marcus. No longer available on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 149-162.

The Byrom Collection by Joy Hancox. Reviewed by John Sharp (October 1999). No longer available on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 167-169.

The Invention of Infinity by J.V. Field. Reviewed by Mark Peterson (April 1999). No longer available on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 163-165.

Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics by Kim Williams, ed. Reviewed by Leonard K. Eaton (January 1999). No longer available on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 141-143.

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