Brett Steele: A Selective Bibliography
Compiled and revised by Aileen Smith, April 2005, January 2011
This bibliography consists of a selective list of books and articles relating to Brett Steele.
Those books held within the AA Library are indicated with a shelfmark.
Books (Alphabetically by title)
AA almanac / Brett Steele London: AA Publications, 2010
AA SHELFMARK: 72:37(42) ARC
Archicreation / editorial by Jin Lei (includes large feature by Brett Steele, on the
AA DRL) Beijing: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design & Research, 2005
AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(51):92ARC LEI (REF-AACOLLMAIN)
Architectural Monography 1: information & matter – diagramming architectural
books / edited by Brett Steele
London: AA DRL, 2001
AA SHELFMARK: DRLWORK
Corporate fields: new office environments by the AA Design Research Lab /
edited by Brett Steele; texts by Andrew Benjamin, Mark Cousins, Christopher
Hight, Mohsen Mostafavi, Patrik Schumacher, Brett Steele, Tom Verebes
London: Architectural Association Publications, May 2005 ISBN 1902902416
AA SHELFMARK: 725.23.036 ARC
DRL Ten: a design research compendium / co-founder Brett Steele; edited by
Tom Verebes
London: AA Publications, March 2008 ISBN 9781902902654
AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036:518..5 VER
First works: emerging architectural experimentation of the 1960s & 1970s /
edited by Brett Steele and Francisco Gonzalez de Canales
London: AA Publications, 2009
ISBN 9781902902814
AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 STE
Formacio de l’arquitecte: simposi intenacional = The education of an architect:
international symposium = La formacion del arquitecto: simposio internacional =
La formation de l’architecte: symposium international (Inaugural conference
address: Oriol Bohigas, also participating: Brett Steele) Barcelona: Collegi
d’Arquitectes de Catalunya, 2005
AA SHELFMARK: 378.972 FOR (REF-AACOLLMAIN)
Latent utopias: experiments within contemporary architecture / Zaha Hadid,
Patrik Schumacher Graz: Steirischer Herbst coproduction with Graz 2003,
Cultural Capital of Europe, 2002 ISBN 3211838651 (includes ‘ Ambient &
Augmented: Recent project by the AA DRL’ by Brett Steele)
AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 HAD
Leisurator ™: performative and adaptive leisure generator field for metropolitan
areas = un presaggio eco-meccanico mutante generatore di attivita’ ricreative
metropolitane / edited by Marco Pastore and Valentina Sabatelli; introduction by
Brett Steele, Fabrizio Orlandi
Puglia: Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano coni
Puglia, 2004
ISBN 8890152400
AA SHELFMARK: 518.5:725.8.036 PAS
London + 10: direct urbanism / edited by Carlos Villanueva Brandt (includes
essay by Brett Steele)
London: AA Publications, 2010 ISBN 9781902902838
AA SHELFMARK: 711.433.036(421) VIL
London: the world’s leading designers talk about their home city / editor Marcus
Fairs (includes Brett Steele)
Icon, issue 028, October 2005
AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(421) FAI
Manifesto for a cinematic architecture / Pascal Schoning; preface Brett Steele
London: AA, 2006
ISBN 1902902483
AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036:7 SCH
Need of research / Daidalos, 69/70
(includes ‘Data(E)scape: Design as
Research’ by Brett Steele)
Basek: G+B Arts International for the Foundation
for International Scientific and Education Cooperation, 1999
AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036 DAI
Negotiate my boundary!: mass-customisation and responsive environments /
[+RAMTV] / edited by Brett Steele and [+RAMTV] London: Architectural
Association, 2002 ISBN 1902902319
AA SHELFMARK: 72.036:711.4.036:576.1 RAM
Process: AA Diploma, 5 Projects: Jean Taek Park, Dae Song Lee, MinSeok Kim, Ill
Sam Park, Myung Ho Lee / foreword by Brett Steele
Seoul: Spacetime
Publishers, 2007 ISBN 9788955920871
AA SHELFMARK: 72:37(07) PAR (REF-AACOLLMAIN)
Reflect: building in the digital media city, Seoul, Korea : Barkow Leibinger /
edited by Andres Lepik, essays by Ilhyun Kim, Brett Steele, Anthony Vidler
Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2007 ISBN 9783775719544
AA SHELFMARK: 725.23(519S) LEP
Space condition: international architecture symposium / edited by Roger Riewe
(international architecture symposium organized within the context of the “Latent
Utopias” exhibition / Space Condition Part 3 includes Brett Steele) Wien:
Springer Verlag, 2005 ISBN 3211206345
AA SHELFMARK: 72.01 RIE
Supercritical – Peter Eisenman meets Rem Koolhaas / edited by Brett Steele
(AA Words, 1)
London: AA Publications, 2010 ISBN 9781902902517
AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036 STE
Transurbanism: Arjun Appadurai, Arjen Mulder, Knowbotic Research, Lars
Spuybroek, Scott Lash, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Andreas Ruby, Edward Soja,
Rem Koolhaas, Brett Steele, Roemer van Toorn, Mark Wigley Rotterdam: V_2
Publishing; NAi Publishers, 2002 ISBN 9056622366
AA SHELFMARK: 711.4.036:576.1 BRO
Universitare Raume + Space and Pedagogy / / Christoph Burkle, Hubertus Adam,
Hannes Mayer Zurich: Archithese, no.3 2010 (includes “Prototype AA: An
ongoing experiment”, Brett Steele interviewed by Oliver Domeisen)
AA SHELFMARK: 72:37(42):92ARC UNI (REF-AACOLLMAIN)
Xefirotarch: Hernan Diaz Alonso / authorship: Brett Steele, Benjamin H Bratton
and Emanuel Petit
Beijing: Beijing Office / United Asia Art & Design, 2007
ISBN 9787560942506
AA SHELFMARK: 72.036.5(73):92XEF STE
Journal Articles (chronologically by year and month)
2010
‘[Brett Steele]’ / article by Peter Kelly
in Blueprint no.294 September 2010 / p.21
‘Prototype AA: An ongoing experiment: Brett Steele interviewed by Oliver
Domeisen’ / Brett Steele and Oliver Domeisen
in Archithese no.3 2010
2009
‘SmartGeometry conference 2009’ / article by Maitiu Ward
in Architectural Review Australia no.110 June/July 2009 / p.20-24
‘Architectural Association at Ecobuild’ / article by Brett Steele
in Ecotech no.19 February 2009 / p.26-28
2007
‘Brett Steele meets Richard Meier’ / article by Brett Steele (AA Director taken on
a tour of the first major Meier exhibition in the UK, at the Louise T Blouin
Foundation)
in Architects’ Journal vol.226 no.15 October 25, 2007 / p.55-56
2006
‘The AA DRL: design, collaboration and convergence’ / article by Brett Steele
in AD Profile 183 (Collective Intelligence in Design) Architectural
Design vol.76 no.5 September/October 2006 / p.58-63
‘Brett Steele, director of the Architectural Association School of Architecture’ /
article by Brett Steele
in A+U: Architecture and Urbanism, 4 (427) April 2006 / p.80-87
(text in Japanese+English)
2005
‘Class acts [British architecture schools]’ / article by David Taylor
(briefly profiles the deans of five architecture schools, including Brett Steele at
the Architectural Association)
in Blueprint (236) November 2005 / p.74-77, 79
‘London imports and perfects’ / interview with Brett Steele, article by Kieran
Long
in Icon, issue 028, October 2005 / p.81-84
‘Brief encounter: Brett Steele [interview]’ / article by Brett Steele
in RIBA Journal, 113 (7) July 2005 / p.8
‘AA chair promises changes’ / article by Charlie Gates
in Building Design no.1676 June 3, 2005 / p.4
‘Steele to prove his mettle at AA’ / article by Ed Dorrell
in Architects’ Journal, 221 (21) June 2, 2005 / p.14
‘Steele wins AA vote’ / article by Charlie Gates
in Building Design no.1675 May 27, 2005 / p.5
‘Steele overwhelmingly elected as AA chair’
in Architects’ Journal vol.221 no.20 May 26, 2005 / p.5
‘The collaborative studio : the AA D[R]L’ / article by Brett Steele
in Archicreation vol.067 no.2 2005 / p.22 -111 (text in Chinese
with some English translation)
2004
‘Back to School: architectural education – the information and the argument’
(includes ‘Brett Steele on D[R]L, the Design Research Lab at the Architectural
Association’
in AD Profile 171: Architectural Design vol.74 no.5
September/October 2004 / p.67-71
‘Digital architecture’ / article by Andrew Benjamin and others (includes ‘P2p
intelligence, or learning from Kazaa, by Brett Steele of the Design Research Lab,
Architectural Association)
in Architectural Review Australia no.90 September 2004 / p. 56-59
2003
‘Disappearance and distribution: the architect as machinic interface’ / article by
Brett Steele
in Hunch: the Berlage Institute Report 6-7 Summer 2003 /
p.422-436
‘Latent Utopias: the Johannes Landesmuseum’ / exhibition reviewed by Brett
Steele
in A+U: Architecture and Urbanism no.388 January 2003 / p.3-4
(text in Japanese+English)
2002
‘Absolut ® Mies ™, absolute modern: building good copy’ / article by Brett Steele
in AA Files no.48 Winter 2002 / p.2-14
‘AA DRL Maserstudium: Entwurfsforschung’ (On the Design Research Laboratory
at the AA) / article by Brett Steele and Patrik Schumacher
in Arch Plus 163 December 2002 / p.43-46
‘Absolut ® Mies ™, absolute modern’ / article by Brett Steele
in Arch Plus 161 June 2002 / p.46-57 (text in German)
2001
‘BrandSpace ™: Design ®esearch and Product Placement’ / article by Brett
Steele
in Archis 1 January 2001 / p.9-16 (text in Dutch+English)
1998/1999
‘The need for research’ / article by Bart Lootsma and others (includes
‘Data(E)scape: design as research’ / article by Brett Steele)
in
Daidalos 69-70 December 1998-January 1999 / p.54-59 (text in
German+English)
1998
‘Entwerferkritik oder Architektur mit anderen Worten’ / article by Brett Steele
(essay on architectural criticism)
in Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11 November 1998 / p.58-59 (text in
German)
‘Smoothly striated: Reiser + Umemoto’s Kansai Library’ / article by Brett Steele
in AA Files no.36 Summer 1998 / p.14-19
‘Kitsch?’ / article by Brett Steele and others (includes ‘Modernism in drag, by
Brett Steele)
in Werk, Bauen + Wohnen no.4 April 1998 / p.6-13 (text in
German+English)
‘Popular places’ (includes an article by Brett Steele)
in Harvard Design Magazine Winter-Spring 1998 / p.[2]-69
‘A neo-avant-garde light’ / article by Brett Steele (review of a lecture given
by critic Robert Somol at the Architectural Association, London)
in Building Design no.1336 January 30 1998 / p.24
1997
‘’Handsigniert – “Newstandard” prefabricated houses designed by established
architects in Germany and Switzerland’ / article by Christoph Luchsinger and
Brett Steele
in Werk, Bauen + Wohnen no.7/8 July/August 1997 / p.30-35
(text in German+English)
‘No way out’ / article by Brett Steele (public spaces of contemporary London)
in Werk, Bauen + Wohnen no.4 April 1997 / p.26-33 (text in
German+English)
1996
‘Works: two spaces for modern art by Barthelemy Grino’ / article by Brett Steele
(exhibition review)
in
AA Files no.31 Summer 1996 / p.97-101
1987
‘Zero gravity [Zaha Hadid’s new furniture]’ / article by Peter Dormer, designers:
Zaha Hadid, with Michael Wolfson, Brett Steele and Brenda Mackenson
in
Blueprint no.42 November 1987 / p.26-27
1986
‘Zaha Hadid: office building in Berlin [project]’ / Architects: Zaha Hadid, with
Michael Wolfson, Brett Steele, Piers Smerin
in AA Files no.12 Summer 1986 / p.[28]-34
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Compiled and revised by Aileen Smith, Deputy Librarian
April 2005, January 2011