Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Moses Hudgin Log House: Six Generations On Prince Edward County's South ShoreA solitary log house sits alone in the scrub landscape just up the dirt road from the south shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Built of hand-hewn cedar logs around 1860 by Moses Hudgin and his sons, the building is a remarkable survivor...
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Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that WORKS for EveryBodyHacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that Works for EveryBody is a collection of academic and in-the-field research on Earthships combined with practical advice for designing and financing a truly sustainable earth-sheltered home. Rachel Preston Prinz and contributing authors discuss the history,...
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Inspired Design: The 100 Most Important Interior Designers of the Past 100 YearsMost decorating books focus on one designer; the rest focus on one period, one trend, one room. This book, for the first time, has the big picture: ALL the names everybody must know from the entire 100-year history of interior design. Each designer is...
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Scott Mitchell HousesA stunning volume that gathers the California designer's most impressive works to date, from coastal sanctuaries to modern country farms. A master of his genre, Scott Mitchell is celebrated for his warm approach to connecting the built and natural environment. Sought after for their...
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Buckingham Palace: The InteriorsInterior designer and artist Ashley Hicks presents his photographs and description of the interior design of Buckingham Palace, home of Britain's royal family since 1837. An important representation of Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian styles, the palace is the work of such noted architects as...
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Thomas TelfordThe son of a shepherd, Thomas Telford was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1782 he moved to London. By this time, Telford had...
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Where Is Stonehenge?Unravel some of the riddles of Stonehenge, one of the most famous and mysterious monuments in the world Where is Stonehenge? That's an easy question to answer. It sits on the Salisbury Plain in Southern England. But what is the meaning of these strange...
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Pocket Guide to Chicago ArchitectureUpdated and expanded to chart Chicago's evolving urban landscape, the third edition of this popular handbook is the perfect companion for self-guided walking tours, as well as an excellent source of information for those wishing to explore the internationally acclaimed architecture of Chicago. Over...
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Siteless: 1001 Building FormsAn attempt to free architecture from site and program constraints and to counter the profusion of ever bigger architecture books with ever smaller content.Some may call it the first manifesto of the twenty-first century, for it lays down a new way to think about...
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Gay Architects: Silent Biographies: From 18th to 20th CenturyThe forgotten private lives of history's most famous gay architectsHomosexuality is still a taboo subject in architectural history. When historical architectural personalities have lived outside the heterosexual norm, their private lives are readily shrouded in obscurity. As long as penal laws endured, social existence...
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Frank Lloyd Wright Collection: Taliesin: Officially Licensed Jigsaw Puzzle by Rory KurtzThe Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Recess Puzzles are pleased to present a new 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring original artwork by acclaimed illustrator Rory Kurtz. This beautifully illustrated puzzle is a great family activity for adults and kids alike. High quality puzzle pieces...
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McHap the Americas 2: Territory & ExpeditionsNew approaches to nature, landscape, and territory were key in the jury's and architect's architecture discussions during the second cycle of the MCHAP prize. This book puts together the finalist projects with a selection of articles, dialogues and visual essays, providing a particular set...
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Graduate HotelsAn inspiring addition to interior design aesthetics, Graduate Hotels is a collection of meticulously hand-crafted boutique hotels in college towns, designed to evoke the glory days, sleepless nights, and the spirited, beautiful memories of college culture. Graduate Hotels spaces uniquely connect with guests on...
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Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park'Richly illustrated with vivid photographs, vintage illustrations, and maps, this book about strolling and looking, about observing and wondering serves as a winning homage to its famous subject. Architecture and history buffs will be enthralled.' - Publishers WeeklyFifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus...
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Designing Peace: Building a Better Future NowHow design can help foster the conditions for global peace: an intersectional visual conversation between activists, designers, architects and theoristsHow might we collectively put our creative forces together to envision a future we want to live in and take action to create it now?...
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The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-BeingThe spaces we inhabit- from homes and workspaces to city streets--mediate community, creativity, and our very identity. Using insights from environmental psychology, design, and architecture, The Shaping of Us shows how the built and natural worlds subtly influence our behavior, health, and personality. Exploring...
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Radical PedagogiesExperiments in architectural education in the post-World War II era that challenged and transformed architectural discourse and practice. In the decades after World War II, new forms of learning transformed architectural education. These radical experiments sought to upend disciplinary foundations and conventional assumptions about...
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Autodesk Revit 2022: Fundamentals for MEP - Part 1 (Imperial Units): Autodesk Authorized PublisherNote: This learning guide is the first of a two-part series, with each guide sold separately.To take full advantage of Building Information Modeling, the Autodesk(R) Revit(R) 2022: Fundamentals for MEP guide has been designed to teach the concepts and principles of creating 3D parametric...
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Gordon Parks: Pittsburgh Grease Plant, 1944/46Class, race and labor in a Pittsburgh plant: a rarely seen series by Gordon ParksBy 1944, Gordon Parks had established himself as a photographer who freely navigated the fields of press and commercial photography, with an unparalleled humanist perspective. That year, Roy Stryker--the former...
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Sustainable Architecture: Contemporary Architecture in DetailIn the architecture world, sustainability has evolved from an optional feature into an urgent necessity. Now in paperback, this publication presents 25 building projects from around the world that range from a nursery to an office skyscraper, from a medical centre to an artist's...
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