New from University of Washington architecture professor Grant Hildebrand: Suyama: A Complex Serenity, which discusses "relevant aspects of Suyama's life, the influences that have shaped his beliefs, and, in layman's terminology, twenty of his built and unbuilt projects that illuminate the development of his remarkable art and craft"; $75 at Amazon. Seattleites take note: George Suyama will be speaking and signing books on April 1, 2011, from 6 to 8 pm at Peter Miller Books.

Above: Cover photo by Michael Burns, courtesy of Suyama Peterson Deguchi.