For this last post of 2022 I looked back at the dozens of books I reviewed or featured as "Book Briefs" on this blog, and the ones I reviewed on World-Architects. From those books I gathered just over a dozen favorites, grouping them into some common themes that happened to come to the fore: places, architects, and books/writers; they are listed below with brief commentary and links to my original reviews. Although these are my favorite books from 2022, not all of them were published this year (I'm often slow at getting around to books so I don't always follow the annual spring/fall cycle of publishers). As such, I've listed at bottom some recent and forthcoming books I'm looking forward to reading and (hopefully) reviewing in the new year. Until then, warm holiday wishes! 4 Books on 4 Places:Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City by Jorge Almazán + Studiolab, published by ORO Editions (2022) ? A beautifully illustrated analysis of various "spontaneous" urban conditions in Tokyo (yokoch? alleys, zakkyo buildings, undertrack infills, etc.) that designers in and beyond the Japanese city can learn from. Vacant Spaces NY by Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample and MOS, published by Actar Publishers (2021) ? Research and proposals in this book make a solid argument that small spaces in New York City ? in this cases empty storefronts exacerbated by the pandemic ? are the key to addressing the numerous crises the city is constantly ...