Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Urban Farmers: The Now (and How) of Growing Food in the CityWe are what we eat, but do you know what you're eating? Urban agriculture is the global movement that encourages the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in the city. As our world becomes increasingly defined by urban structures, exploring urban agriculture to...
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Matter Aggregation: A Design Studio at UvaWithin the human-machine collaborations cultivated in the digital age, crafts and materials are playing an increasingly important role in forming various ways of matter aggregation for architecture. Based on the pedagogical exploration of the design studio--Matter Aggregation at UVA, the book seeks new values...
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AutoCAD for Land Surveyors: Recommended to surveying students, engineers and employees, and cartographersToday, because of the development of electronic surveying systems such as total station devices, we no longer use drawing papers, drafting tables, T-Square rulers, Curve Ruler and the other handy drafting tools for drawing a map, and land surveying software such as Land Desktop,...
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The History of Bermuda: Culture and EconomyThe History of Bermuda. Culture and Economy. Nearly all the slaves were brought to Bermuda from the West Indies or as slaves on ships captured by Bermuda privateers. Few arrived directly from Africa. The northern European minority descend from the original English colonists and...
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Wilton House: The Art, Architecture and Interiors of One of Britains Great Stately HomesAn unprecedented tour through the rich interiors and magnificent collections of one of the great houses of the English country landscape, and a treasure of British architectural heritage. Wilton House in Salisbury, England, has been the ancestral home of the Earl of Pembroke for...
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Desperately Seeking HaringKeith Haring's brilliantly instant paintings and images are some of the most recognizable of any artist, ever. Out of all the artists that emerged from the New York graffiti scene in the late '70s and 80s, it's Haring who has had the greatest pop...
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Rachel Ashwell's Painted Stories: Vintage, Decorating, Thoughts, and WhimsyThis personal notebook reveals Rachel Ashwell's thoughts about everything she loves, and through her visual story telling she shares her poetic view of life. Painted Stories is a feast for the eyes, heart and soul, and a journey for your mind to wander through....
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The Art of Collaboration & Innovation: Albert Kahn Associates125+ years - Six continents - 45,000 projects. This is Albert Kahn Associates. The Art of Collaboration and Innovation celebrates the significant work of history's most prolific and versatile international firms. Albert Kahn is synonymous with the industrial giants of the 20th century, having...
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A+u 20:03, 594: Architecture in Chile - In Search of a New Identity- Following 2010, Chilean architects began looking into less individualistic visions by engaging with the public or taking up non-profit projects focused on positive social and sustainable developments - Chilean architecture from the 90s, and how the country tackles persistent domestic unrest are discussed...
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Simon Kretz: The Cosmos of Design: Exploring the Designer's MindA journey through the characteristic features of design thought processes that usually occur unconsciouslyA resource for students and practitioners, The Cosmos of Design is intended to improve the understanding of design, to provide theoretical foundation and practical inspiration. With the help of simple examples,...
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(Radical) Functionalism in Latin America(Radical) Functionalism in Latin America is an introduction to the production and theorization of functionalist architecture in Latin America from the 1920s through the 1940s. Primarily an abstract, utilitarian, and social architecture, functionalism developed and manifested itself most powerfully in the urban centers of...
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Living Little: Simplicity and Style in a Small Space- Features small houses, apartments, cabins, cottages, and studios by a range of leading designers and architects from around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Ecuador, and Europe- Includes stunning full-color photography, complemented by floor...
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Tudor City: Manhattan's Historic Residential EnclaveOn the east side of Midtown Manhattan, next to the United Nations, sits the massive apartment complex Tudor City. An architectural masterpiece created by developer Fred F. French during the Roaring Twenties, Tudor City was the first residential skyscraper complex in the world. It...
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The Tiny House Handbook"This thought provoking book is a great resource for anyone considering joining the tiny house movement. It's all the information you need in one book The author has done a phenomenal job blending real world experience, data and practical knowledge on all types of...
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Showpiece City: How Architecture Made DubaiStaggering skylines and boastful architecture make Dubai famous--this book traces them back to a twentieth-century plan for survival. In 1959, experts agreed that if Dubai was to become something more than an unruly port, a plan was needed. Specifically, a town plan was prescribed...
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Machiya: The Traditional Townhouses of KyotoThe definitive book on machiya showcasing their traditional appearance and recent transformation explained in bilingual text. From private residences to renovated properties operating as businesses, this book introduces everything you need to know about Machiya, also including never-before-seen cultural properties, with detailed and accessible...
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Dreamscapes and Artificial Architecture: Imagined Interior Design in Digital ArtA journey through dreamlike landscapes, bizarre buildings, and whimsical interiors floating between reality and fantasy. Oscar Wilde claimed that "progress is the realization of utopia." Dreamscapes illustrates utopian visions and invites the reader into otherworldly scenes that manifest visions of idealised worlds, offering a...
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Kinfolk 34: Volume 34Intimacy is what distinguishes those who are dear to us from those who are simply near. This issue of Kinfolk explores the balance between our contradictory cravings for both secure and stable relationships and the freedom to follow our hearts, our sexual desires, and...
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Houston Genetic CityHouston Genetic City offers a vision for a future Houston as a global city, beyond its current petro-economy, its laissez-faire land speculation, and its notorious sprawl. The book speculates about new forms of urbanism that offer resiliency against our changing climate--from flooding to sea...
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An Anatomy of InfluenceWritten by Thomas Daniell, with a foreword by Thomas Weaver and an afterword by Peter Cook, An Anatomy of Influence contains a wealth of texts and images that together elucidate the theory and practice of 12 leading Japanese architects. Rather than the usual array...
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