Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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A 1000 X Better: A Rebel by Design * Interiors by Kirsten BlazekUp-and-coming interior designer Kirsten Blazek, known for her focus on sustainability and mixing vintage with contemporary pieces, shares inspiration for creating an authentic and livable home. Blazek's company, A 1000 X Better, takes a holistic approach to design, prioritizing individuality while also emphasizing sustainability,...
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5468796 Architecture: Platform.Middle: Architecture for Housing the 99%Research on multifamily housing and its impact on the daily lives of ordinary people, from a leading Canadian architectural firmThese four slipcased volumes build on 5468796 Architecture's housing manifesto "Add via Edit: A Decade in Housing", the symposium "platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%"...
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What Is Lighting Design?: A Genealogy of People and IdeasWhat Is Lighting Design?: A Genealogy of People and Ideas explains what lighting design is by looking at the history of ideas that are a part of this craft and how those ideas developed.Author: Michael ChybowskiPublisher: Focal PressPublished: 02/12/2024Pages: 332Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.00h...
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Unforgettable Utah: Historic Moments, Milestones and MarvelsChronicles of the Memorable and Mysterious! Utah's history is as distinctive as its uniquely stunning landscape. From the state's own "Mount Sinai" to the tourist mecca of the Four Corners, remarkable locales demanded national attention. Angels Landing, the Zion Narrow Treks and Twin Peaks...
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Turn of the Century: Portraits of Creative InteriorsHenry Bourne's photographs of the residences and workspaces of a who's who of creative people open windows onto the groundbreaking design approaches and trends of the last three decades. For nearly thirty years, Bourne has been photographing the residences and studios of, or those...
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Towards Territorial Transition: A Plea to Large Scale DecarbonizingIntroduces new strategies, concepts, and approaches in architecture and urban design for fundamental changes towards decarbonization and ecological turnaround. Towards Territorial Transition presents new spatial strategies, concepts, and approaches for shaping large-scale and transnational developments in architecture and urban design towards decarbonization and ecological...
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Topothesia: Planning, Colonialism, and Places in ExcessTopothesia reads urban planning as a mode of speculative fiction, one inextricably linked to histories of British colonialism and liberalism through a particular understanding of place. The book focuses on town planning from the late nineteenth century to the present day, showing how the...
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Timeless Modern Interiors: Rrp / Rees Roberts + PartnersThe first book to feature the interior design of the stylish, award-winning firm RRP / Rees Roberts + Partners, led by Interior Design-hall of fame inductee Lucien Rees-Roberts. As Pilar Viladas writes in her introduction, "Rees-Roberts does not have a signature style. Instead, the...
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The Modern HouseThe modern House reflects upon the complicated relationship architecture has with the terms "Modernist", "Modernism" and "Modern" specifically in relation to the potent concept of the home, reflecting in part the narrative of how some of the most important examples of Modern houses were...
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The Life and Death of Buffalo's Great Northern Grain Elevator: 1897-2023Bruce Jackson is SUNY Distinguished Professor and the James Agee Professor of American Culture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His numerous books include American Chartres: Buffalo's Waterfront Grain Elevators; The Story is True: The Art and Meaning of Telling...
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The Labyrinth of Rooms: An Architectural AllegoryThe Labyrinth of Rooms is a story about how the shape of architecture can change the way we think, and how the shape of our thoughts can change the way we see architecture. Stated otherwise, the story conceives of the human life as a...
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The Hypospace of Japanese ArchitectureTraditional thought fused with modern science when Hiroshima's nuclear annihilation on August 6, 1945, proved the interdependence of space and time. Since the war, Japanese architects have probed the relativity of spacetime through critical debates, pivotal theories, and consequential buildings. The Hypospace of Japanese...
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The History of England's CathedralsThe first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York MinsterAuthor: Nicholas OrmePublisher: Yale University PressPublished: 02/06/2024Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9780300275483About the AuthorNicholas Orme is emeritus professor of history at...
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The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained SimplyEarth-sheltered building has existed since the heyday of Skara Brae in Scotland 5,000 years ago, and is used today by people around the world, from the Yaodong of northwest China to the subterranean residents of Coober Pedy, Australia, and even to converted missile silos...
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The Book of ShoresMary Buchinger's The Book of Shores is a meditation into the nature of being, one that recognizes that "there once was a self/ known only to self// who carried the sea/ wherever she went." The verses in this collection are both restless and still,...
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The Backstory of Wallpaper: Paper-Hangings 1650-1750Wallpaper design has captivated Western consumers for 300 years, but this book looks closer - at wallpaper use. It tells how single-sheet wallpaper developed in Europe, found wide acceptance in England and France, and was successfully transplanted to the North American colonies. By 1750,...
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Southern Hospitality at Home: The Art of Gracious LivingFrom Susan Sully comes this book of inspirations for those who are enamored with the ever-enchanting Southern way of living. The words "Southern hospitality" conjure up a wealth of welcoming images, from breezy porches with white colonnades and the seductive scent of magnolia blossoms...
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Silt Sand Slurry: Dredging, Sediment, and the Worlds We Are MakingSilt Sand Slurry is a visually rich investigation into where, why, and how sediment is central to the future of America's coasts. Sediment is an unseen infrastructure that shapes and enables modern life. Silt is scooped from sea floors to deepen underwater highways for...
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Section: Kris Yao ArtechKRIS YAO ARTECH's new monograph Section assembles 27 of the firm's projects in the dynamic Greater China region, dating back to 2012. It includes a wide range of architectural types, catering for the cultural, commercial, corporate, education, hospitality, and transportation sectors, in addition to...
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Romantic English HomesRomantic English Homes is an inspirational collection of truly timeless houses. Romantic English Homes is an inspirational collection of truly timeless houses. Ever since the first milords embarked on a Grand Tour in the seventeenth century, the passion for developing collections has been a...
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