Reviews

Sandfuture by Justin Beal

snivets's review

5.0

Remember the quote "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"? Well, Beal has taken the first steps. This is a beautiful and heartbreaking book that bleeds passion and information in equal measure, studying the slow but utter rejection of Yamasaki by the architectural establishment in tandem with the fall from grace of Modernism's utopian ambitions, all alongside reflections of New York City post-Millennium. This is a great read that left me devastated, sad, and immediately nostalgic for the short but sweet time I spent eagerly turning its pages. My book of the year for 2021.

lilaclicoricetissie's review

4.0

When I saw Sandfuture on Netgalley, I knew it would be an impressive tale – the blurb didn’t pull any punches, telling me I was about to discover the life and the works of Minoru Yamasaki, architect.

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