Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Birds from WindowsBirds behave as if sheet glass is invisible to them. They kill themselves striking clear and reflective panes in all types and sizes of human-built structures the world over. The killing is indiscriminate, taking the fit and unfit species, of any age category- both...
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Hitler's Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied NorwayAuthor: Despina StratigakosPublisher: Princeton University PressPublished: 03/22/2022Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20dISBN: 9780691234137
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Housing for Humans: A Book to Imagine, Create and Design a New Housing Model in AmericaWhere are all the homes?The affordable housing crisis today can be solved through innovative residential and urban design. Family models have evolved, society has reframed the role of cities, and ongoing urban realities demand opportunities to create housing for all, from first-time homeowners to...
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Designing Modernity: Architecture in the Arab World 1945-1973(Bilingual Edition: English / Arabic)Designing Modernity: Architecture in the Arab World 1945-1973 is the result of a fascinating investigation by international experts into the influences of modernist architecture in the Arab world. Nine case studies provide the foundation for a thorough exploration of the...
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The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1940 Facsimile Edition PaperbackIn the segregated US of the mid-twentieth century, African-American travelers could have a hard time finding towns where they were legally allowed to stay at night and hotels, restaurants, and service stations willing to serve them. In 1936, Victor Hugo Green published the first...
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Place and Space: Montalba ArchitectsFounded in 2004 by David Montalba, Montalba Architects is an international architecture firm with offices in both Los Angeles and Lausanne. Raised between Switzerland and California, David has cultivated a design philosophy that balances precision and craft with humanistic architecture to form a cohesive...
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Sparano + Mooney Architecture: A Way of WorkingThe debut publication on one of the American West's foremost architectural firmsRecognized as one of the top architecture firms in the world working in mountain settings, Sparano + Mooney Architecture is a leading American practice with offices in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City....
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Le CorbusierBorn Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-scale reinvention not only of individual structures, but of entire...
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Tamsin Johnson: Spaces for LivingThe first book from acclaimed Australian interior designer Tamsin Johnson, known for her fresh interiors that evoke luxurious ease and coastal elegance. Tamsin Johnson's international high-end residential projects reflect her signature ability to combine pieces from across decades and continents in ways that feel...
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Dream Rooms for Children: Inspiring Spaces for Sleep, Study, and PlayDream Rooms for Children presents excellent designs for kids' rooms, featuring stylish spaces created by well-known designers, parents, and even the kids themselves. Dream Rooms for Children takes children's spaces with creative seriousness. Whether for a newborn, toddler, first grader, or teenager, the rooms...
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Poetic Significance: Sài Gòn Mid-Century Modernist Architecture"Poetic Significance" presents beautiful architectural photography, diagrams, and the history of the very rich and complex Vietnamese modernist architecture from the mid-century in Saigon, Vietnam. Vietnamese mid-twentieth-century modernist architecture made its way into the Vietnamese vernacular culture to be recreated and transformed by the...
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Concrete Concept: Brutalist Buildings Around the WorldThis compelling and in-depth study looks at some of the most inspiring and iconic brutalist buildings, in a quest to find the soul of one of modern architecture's most misunderstood movements. No modern architectural style has aroused so much awe and so much ire...
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The Lost Architecture of Jean WelzA deserted Paris house holds the mystery of a brilliant Viennese modernist who worked alongside Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos before vanishing. A leading painter still highly regarded in South Africa, Jean Welz's prior architectural career has been virtually unknown until a string of...
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The Art and Craft of Garden MakingAn astounding and luxurious facsimile of a rare Victorian gardening guide, bound in cloth with exquisite color illustrationsSince its initial publication in 1900, Thomas H. Mawson's book The Art and Craft of Garden Making has become the go-to guide for garden design, with multiple...
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EMERIL LAGASSE POWER AIR FRYER 360 Cookbook: The Complete Guide Recipe Book to Air Fry, Bake, Rotisserie, Dehydrate, Toast, Roast, Broil, Bagel, and SOne appliance, 12 functions: Air fry, bake, rotisserie, dehydrate, toast, reheat, roast, broil, bagel, pizza, slow cook, and warm / reheat Better Than Convection Ovens, Hot Air Fryer Oven, Toaster Oven The Emeril Lagasse Power Air fryer 360 is quite different. Having a shape...
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Carbon: A Field Manual for Building DesignersA comprehensive approach to design that integrates sustainable principles and design strategies for decarbonized construction Representing an international collaboration between academics and architects in the United States and Europe, Carbon: A Field Manual for Designers and Builders offers professionals in the field an approach...
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A changemaker's guide to the futureThis is A changemaker's guide to the future.A book to read, to grasp, and to act on.Our global population and resource consumption are on the rise. But with the current threats of climate change, we need to lower our emissions greatly. By combining circular...
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Design to Live: Everyday Inventions from a Refugee CampThe power of design to create a life worth living even in a refugee camp: designs, inventions, and artworks from the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan. This book shows how, even in the most difficult conditions--forced displacement, trauma, and struggle--design can help create a...
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A Woman's Shed: She Sheds for Women to Create, Write, Make, Grow, Think, and EscapeBecause sheds aren't just for men--this selection of sheds from North America, the UK, and Europe shows how women everywhere can claim and use their own personal space. Every woman deserves a shed of her own, somewhere to retreat to for some quiet time,...
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Martha's Vineyard: New Island HomesA fascinating survey of contemporary houses on Martha's Vineyard that responds to the varied landscape and extends the vernacular vocabulary of this magical islandEach year the pristine beaches, lush pine forests, and picturesque New England towns of Martha's Vineyard draw tens of thousands of...
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