Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Concrete Century: Julius Kahn and the Construction RevolutionAt the turn of the 20th century, industrial manufacturing was expanding dramatically while factory buildings remained fire-prone relics of an earlier age. That is, until a 28-year-old civil engineer finally achieved what engineers around the world had unsuccessfully attempted. Working in his brother's basement...
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Cabana Anthology: The Anniversary EditionTo celebrate 10 years of the sumptuous, sought-after, limited-edition Cabana magazine, editor Martina Mondadori presents the most revered Cabana-approved designers and their works alongside previously unseen interiors projects in this unique, superbly produced addition to any design enthusiast's library. "Cabana is my favorite interior...
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Building Little Saigon: Refugee Urbanism in American Cities and SuburbsAn in-depth look at the diverging paths of Vietnamese American communities, or "Little Saigons," in America's built environment. In the final days before the fall of Saigon in 1975, 125,000 Vietnamese who were evacuated or who made their own way out of the country...
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Breuer'The most complete monograph on the pioneering modernist.' - Fast Company This acclaimed book is the most comprehensive published on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), looking in detail at all the houses, furniture, and public buildings he designed in Europe and the United...
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Boston's Oldest Buildings and Where to Find ThemA lavishly illustrated look at some of Boston's most historic buildings, now available in a new, updated edition. Winner of the Historic New England Book Prize and a Boston Preservation Alliance Annual Achievement Award. As Boston fast approaches its four-hundredth anniversary, the city's architecture...
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Beyond Architecture: The New New YorkA volume of new essays by a range of contributors--architectural critics, city planners, historians, scholars, journalists, and more--to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the passage of the New York City Landmarks Law, exploring the past, present, and future of historic preservation in America's great...
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Autonomous Urbanism: Towards a New TransitopiaAutomated vehicles (AVs) are beginning to appear on our roads. Their arrival represents the next disruptive technological innovation to our mobility systems. In a moment in which the contemporary conversation around driverless technology largely neglects its longer-term spatial implications, this book argues that AVs...
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Architecture of Segregation: The Hierarchy of Spaces and PlacesIn Architecture of Segregation, the intricate interplay between architecture and societal divisions is meticulously explored, providing a comprehensive analysis of how built environments have shaped and reflected racial, ethnic, and social segregation throughout history. This groundbreaking work delves deep into the historical contexts of...
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Animal Matter: Ritual, Place, and Sovereignty at the Moon Pyramid of TeotihuacanBased on primary data and analyses from the Moon Pyramid Project at the center of the UNSECO World Heritage site at Teotihuacan, Mexico (1-550 CE), Animal Matter questions how the inhabitants of this ancient metropolis elevated a monumental earthwork into a sacred mountain that...
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AI Sapien: Variations on Architecture and the FutureAI Sapien unveils a paradigm-shifting vision of the future where artificial intelligence (AI) transforms architecture into thinking machines. This experimental book features an alchemy of 128 original AI-generated artworks along with insightful dialogues and evocative poetry created in collaboration with AI, all set to...
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A Difficult Heritage: Fascist-Era Art and Architecture Out of Its TimeOn the critical preservation and ongoing legacy of material artefacts from Fascist ItalyAs part of Italy's national cultural heritage, its fascist-era architecture is protected by preservation laws--as are many artworks and monuments from that period. However, in the country's more recent reappraisal of its...
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Understanding Syria Through 40 Monuments: A Story of SurvivalHow can a nation's archaeological treasures help explain its history, especially one as richly complex as Syria's? Ross Burns chooses 40 among Syria's outstanding range of sites, accompanied by over 200 colour illustrations, to take the reader through the tangled paths of this crossroads...
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The Monument's End: Public Art and the Modern RepublicHow today's questions surrounding monuments and the ways we commemorate our past first arose in Rembrandt's time Monuments occupy a controversial place in nations founded on principles of freedom and self-governance. It is no accident that when we think of monuments, we think of...
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The Green Dip: Covering the City with a ForestData-driven research inputting green spaces into hyper-developed urban environmentsIn its newest book, the research group Why Factory produced a series of visualizations and data analyses of various "greened" cities, including Hong Kong, São Paulo, Dubai and more. The research provides an innovative method to...
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Tasteful: New Interiors for Restaurants and Caf?sDining out is so much more than just what you can order off the menu. Tasteful serves up a selection of restaurant interiors that add an eye-catching element to the dining experience.The ever-evolving landscape of the gastronomic industry never fails to surprise with new...
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St Stephen's Chapel and the Palace of WestminsterTraces the history of a magnificent landmark in the history of late medieval art and architecture. As the principal royal chapel in the medieval Palace of Westminster, St Stephen's was at the centre of worship for the Plantagenets, a major collegiate foundation of a...
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Shelter CookbookAn inspiring guide to the history and legacy of Lloyd Kahn's 1970s countercultural self-build manualsDIY architect, publisher and pioneer of the self-build movement, Lloyd Kahn (born 1935) is a legend of the American counterculture. Influenced by Buckminster Fuller, in 1968 Kahn started building geodesic...
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Shaping the World as a Home: The Houses and Gardens of Erik EvensThe first book on the precisely detailed, sumptuous architecture of one of the finest firms working in traditional styles in California. Evens has long been considered one of the country's leading contemporary architects who aspires to create the complete living environment, in the same...
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Reading Visual InvestigationsReading Visual Investigations delves into a new discipline--visual investigations--in which architecture intersects with advocacy, journalism, and law in the pursuit of justice and accountability. This publication presents insights into the current discourse within the emergent field, illustrated by intriguing case studies from around the...
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Pandemic ObjectsA publication based on Pandemic Objects, an editorial project that compiles and reflects on objects that have taken on new meaning and purpose during the Covid-19 pandemic. During times of pandemic, a host of everyday often-overlooked 'objects' are suddenly charged with new urgency. Toilet...
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