Columbus book drawing interest nationwide

A new book about Columbus and its modern architecture is gathering attention nationwide, with events promoting the book in major cities.

According to the Landmark Columbus Foundation, the book called “American Modern: Community, Architecture, Columbus, Indiana” will be having upcoming events at the New York Center for Architecture, the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Architecture and at the Palm Springs Modernism Week coming up next year in California.

Landmark Columbus Foundation organized the funding for the book described as the first in-depth history of Columbus focusing on the forces that produced the pre-eminent laboratory of architectural modernism in the U.S.

The book’s author Matt Shaw is a Columbus native. He is the former executive editor of The Architect’s Newspaper, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, and Architectural Review. The book features new photography by Iwan Baan; and was designed by Alex Lin.

The book was released in July.

Locally, you can purchase the book at Viewpoint Books and at the Columbus Area Visitors Center. You can get more information at landmarkcolumbusfoundation.org