Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Boston's South End: The Clash of Ideas in a Historic NeighborhoodBoston's South End is one of the largest intact Victorian row house districts in the United States. It also has stylish twenty-first century condo buildings, Modernist housing projects, and award-winning gardens and parks. For centuries, people have come to this densely populated one square...
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A Village and Its Double: Urban Planning Manual: Olympic and Paralympicgames, Paris 2024A Village and its Double offers a look at Dominique Perrault's experience as designer of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Village. Part lecture book, part urban planning manual, the book explores the transformation of a neighborhood into an integral part of Greater Paris,...
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An Art of Instrumentality: The Landscape Architecture of Richard WellerThrough selected works this monograph showcases the design work and research of leading landscape architect Richard Weller, Chair of Landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. The book documents the evolution of Weller's practice from small scale artworks to planning megaregions, including his latest...
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Zombie Dogs Coloring Book: Explore the eerie transformation of man's best friend into ghastly beasts, where each page offers a unique glimpse intZombie Dogs Coloring Book 30+ drawings.Features!Key highlights of this book: ✅ Vivid images: black-and-white paper filled with 30 artistic illustrations and stunning designs.✅ Single-Sided Pages: Bleeding is no longer an issue because all pages are printed on single sides.✅ Fulfill your passion: All pages...
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Where the Sidewalk GrowsWhere the Sidewalk Grows follows a 13 year old girl named Imani and her classmates as they reflect on the spaces that make their neighborhood of Bronzeville on the south side of Chicago feel like a community. As they learn about the history and...
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Tropical Modernism: Architecture and IndependencePioneering and sometimes problematic Tropical Modernism is an essential subject for fans of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus Emerging in the death throes of colonial rule, the story of Tropical Modernism is one of politics and power, decolonization and defiance. Its leading proponents, British architects...
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The Yoshijima HouseA jewel of Japanese residential architecture, presented through stunning immersive photographs and detailed fold-out plansOne of the great examples of Japanese residential architecture, the Yoshijima House has stood in the historic old city of Takayama for over 100 years. Built in 1907 after a...
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The Transatlantic Design Network: Thomas Jefferson, John Soane, and Agents of Architectural ExchangeTracing the mutual influence of great architects of the eighteenth century on both sides of the Atlantic Although a good deal has been written about the voluminous intellectual exchange between Europe and the Americas in the eighteenth century across various humane disciplines, no study...
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The Nordic Window: Window Behaviorology in Nordic ArchitectureAn exquisite tribute to Nordic architecture through the eyes of an acclaimed Japanese architect and his studentsIn his ongoing research into how different usages of windows influence their design, Japanese architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (born 1965) traveled to Denmark, Sweden and Finland. The result of...
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The Mother Tongue of Architecture: Selected Writing from Kazi Khaleed AshrafA collection of critical essays on abiding and compelling topics in architecture and the culture of architecture. Range of topics are diverse: an architectural phenomenology of water, architecture and landscape rethought, ancient Greece to India, The Buddha's house to the modern house in India,...
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The Irish Country House: A New VisionA unique presentation of Irish country house interiors, combining well-preserved historic estates with adventurous contemporary restorations, celebrating some of the most characterful houses in Ireland. Forgoing the criteria of stateliness and opulence, this book is an exploration of the most captivating and unusual interiors...
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The Decoration of HousesEdith Wharton's The Decoration of Houses (1897), co-written with the architect Ogden Codman Jr., brought transatlantic fame to a writer best known as a chronicler of Gilded Age New York. In their decorating guidebook, Wharton and Codman, who collaborated on the design of the...
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Taliesin West: At Home with Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright's winter home and desert laboratory is a National Historic Landmark and has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This book, the first of its kind in decades, celebrates that recognition and offers a new look at this world treasure. An...
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Rewi: Ata Haere, Kia TereRewi: Ata haere, kia tere is a tribute to the late architect Rewi Thompson (Ngati Porou, Ngati Raukawa), a visionary thinker who believed that great architecture is crafted through careful consideration of people and place. This book brings together a breathtaking range of his...
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Radicals, Rebels and Royals: A Pub Crawl Through British HistoryA beautifully illustrated alternative history book, tracing the history of the British Isles through its landmark pubs with recreations of their pub signs in stunning colour. The perfect combination of Britain's two favourite past-times - talking about history and going to the pub! Be...
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Planning Progress: Lessons from Shoghi EffendiThis is a practical examination of the idea that planning as a skill is essential to human progress, but that some individual exemplify this skill more than others, and furthermore that such individuals may be able to help organizations move in a more purposeful...
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Periurban Cartographies: Kolkata's Ecologies and Settled RuralitiesPeriurban Cartographies looks through the prism of the "almosturban" to consider what a "city" is or could be. In doing so, the bookchallenges assumptions and reconsiders design practices.The research reported upon in this study draws on thickdescription of everyday life and diffuse power in...
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OSINT Hacker's Arsenal: Metagoofil, Theharvester, Mitaka, BuiltwithIntroducing the "OSINT Hacker's Arsenal" Book Bundle!Unlock the Power of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) with our comprehensive book bundle, carefully crafted to take you from a novice to a seasoned OSINT professional. With a combined wealth of knowledge from four unique volumes, this bundle...
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Nicole Hollis: Artistry of HomeCelebrated for her "delightfully elegant, understated interiors" (House Beautiful), and her fusing of artisanal elements into a contemporary approach to spaces, Nicole Hollis's second book presents an inspirational look at the role of art and craft in interior design. Focusing on the profound effect...
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Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid BuildersWorld-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass weaves a spellbinding narrative about how the pyramids were built and why, new in paperback Nearly five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom reigned over a highly advanced civilization. Believed to be gods, the royal family...
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