Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Lair: Radical Homes and Hideouts of Movie Villains (Trade Edition)NOW IN TRADE EDITION! *50 Books 50 Covers AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), Winner, Book Category *Official Selection Award of the 10th Edition of the Festival International du Livre D'Art et du Film Both an architecture and movie fan's dream (LA Times), this...
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Julia Watson. Lo--Tek. Water. a Field Guide for TeknologyPlunge into the ancestral water wisdom that could reshape all our futures. This spell-binding book reveals how Indigenous innovations--like floating farms, tidal fish traps, and aquifer recharge systems--have sustained civilizations for millennia by working with nature, not against it. Far from relics, these systems...
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Hidden Alleyways of Washington, DC: A HistoryThe remarkable architectural and social history of DC's multifaceted alleywaysAlleyways in Washington, DC, have always been a fundamental part of the city's life and economy. Deliberately hidden from public view by the capital's early planners, DC's alleys were created to provide access to stables,...
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GaudíFrom the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured façade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting landscape of Park Güell, it's easy to see why Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) gained the epithet "God's architect." With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder...
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Courtyard HomesA global tour of remarkable homes designed around nature-filled, light-filtering outdoor retreatsCourtyards are the heart of the home. Serving as centerpieces around which the rest of the living spaces flow, these private, tranquil spaces offer a connection to the sky and earth. This captivating...
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Bruce Goff: Material WorldsA major exploration of the work of American architect Bruce Goff, including the paintings, objects, and ephemera often overshadowed by his architectural legacy Celebrated as one of the most innovative and daring architects of the twentieth century, Bruce Goff (1904-1982) imagined a truly independent...
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Ahead of the Pack: Garvice Kincaid and His Empire: A Southern SagaGarvice Delmar Kincaid was an iconic visionary, a man ahead of his time, indeed Ahead of the Pack. This is the story of a Lexington, Kentucky Businessman who turned $1,500 into a $500 million empire over a 40-year period. At his death, his five...
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Walt Disney's DisneylandWalt Disney dreamed for decades about opening the ultimate entertainment venue, but it wasn't until the early 1950s that his handpicked team began to bring his vision to life. Together, artists, architects, and engineers transformed a dusty tract of orange groves about an hour...
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Vizcaya: An American Villa and Its MakersThe Miami estate of Vizcaya, like its palatial contemporaries Biltmore and San Simeon, represents an achievement of the Gilded Age, when country houses and their gardens were a conspicuous measure of personal wealth and power. In Vizcaya: An American Villa and Its Makers, a...
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The Iconic Tropical HouseThis stunningly illustrated volume presents forty-five of the most interesting tropical houses of the last fifty years, surveying India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and northern Australia.Author Patrick Bingham-Hall sets the houses in context, arguing that climate, colonization, and modernism, as...
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Rewriting AlbertiA fresh, groundbreaking analysis of renowned Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti's five built works, suggesting a new relationship of form to meaning. Much has been written about Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti's mantra of part-to-whole as one of the continuing conditions of architecture. While...
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Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis"Instantly my favorite guide to the city. Walsh has a phenomenal eye and an almost fanatical attention to detail." -- Luc Sante, author of Low LifeAn urban exploration of the oddities and artifacts of New York City's past that are hidden in plain view...
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Drawing Architecture'An uncommonly intelligent guide through 4,000 years of spaces and buildings.' - San Francisco ChronicleBack in print, an elegant presentation of stunning and inspiring architectural drawings from antiquity to the present dayThroughout history, architects have relied on drawings both to develop their ideas and...
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Construction Project Management: A Complete IntroductionWhat it takes to develop, plan, and manage a successful construction projectThe new, updated and expanded edition of this bestselling text addresses the basics of how we design, develop, and construct our buildings and our communities. Written in a straightforward and highly readable style,...
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Big. Yes Is More. an Archicomic on Architectural EvolutionYes is More is the easily accessible but unremittingly radical manifesto of Copenhagen-based architectural practice Bjarke Ingels Group, or BIG.Unlike a typical architectural monograph, this book uses the comic book format to express its groundbreaking agenda for contemporary architecture. It is also the first...
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Architectural Digest at 100: The Collector's Edition: A Century of StyleA luxe collector's edition of the international bestseller Architectural Digest at 100--now with gold foil case lettering, gilded edges, and a beautiful ribbon marker. Celebrate 100 years of style, celebrity, and iconic interiors with this dazzling collector's edition of the international bestseller, Architectural Digest...
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A Literary Letter for Every Day of the YearThis fascinating anthology is a dive into the personal letters of some of the brightest literary minds in history. This collection is a look into the personal lives of some of the world's most beloved poets, novelists, and playwrights. The letters contain wisdom and...
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Albert Kahn's Daylight: An Architect ReconsideredAuthor: Chris MeisterPublisher: Wayne State University PressPublished: 10/23/2025Pages: 416Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.60dISBN: 9780814352731About the AuthorChris Meister is an independent scholar and the author of James Riely Gordon: His Courthouses and Other Public Architecture, which was honored with the Victorian...
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Zoé de Las Cases La Maison: Decorating with French Vintage StyleA book of inspiration for decorating your home the French way, from designer and interiors stylist Zoé de Las Cases. Let yourself be inspired by this gorgeous collection of ideas for decorating your home the French way. For interior designer Zoé de Las Cases,...
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We Gather at an Islamic Mosque: A Place in Our CommunityMore than 1.5 billion people follow Islam. They worship, meet, and hold special occasions at their local mosque. Some mosques are huge and elaborate, while others are small and plain. But regardless of their size, they play a vital role in bringing the community...
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