Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Planning for Wicked Problems: A Planner's Guide to Land Use LawEfforts to teach students pursuing graduate degrees in urban and regional planning are often frustrated by the "case books" that have been prepared for use by law professors teaching similar courses. Dawn Jourdan and Eric J. Strauss have attempted to take their concerns to...
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Pencil Drawing: A Beginner's GuideAnyone can draw but not everyone can make good drawings. Pencil drawing is a skill that needs a good foundation on theories because pencil drawing is a blend of theory and proper execution of these theories. Practice makes drawing perfect but foundation on the...
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Our Urban Future: An Active Learning Guide to Sustainable CitiesA practical, comprehensive textbook that uses active learning techniques to teach about the challenges and opportunities associated with urban sustainability. While the problem of urban sustainability has long been a subject of great scholarly interest, there has, until now, been no single source providing...
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Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis KahnAn intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn On a winter day in 1953, a mysterious man in a sheepskin coat stood out to Harriet Pattison, then a theater student at Yale. She would...
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My Passion for DesignFor nearly six decades Barbra Streisand has been one of the singular figures in American entertainment. From the cabaret to the Broadway stage, from television and film stardom to her acclaimed work as a director, from the recording studio to the concert hall, she...
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Let's Build a HouseSlip on your overalls, pop on your hard hat and jump in the digger - let's build a house! First the floor, and then the walls, Then the roof. Let's build it tall.You and me - we'll build it all!Up, up, up. A step-by-step...
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Knowing and Unknowing: The Lives of RepairDocuments the artworks of the exhibition Repair, Australian Pavilion, 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, under the creative direction of Baracco+Wright Architects in collaboration with Linda Tegg. It shares the thinking embodied in the work and reflects on the spaces prompted by...
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Huntland: The Historic Virginia Country House, the Property, and Its Owners, 1741-2022A generously illustrated history of the great Virginia home and estate This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Huntland, the historic estate in Middleburg, Virginia, beginning in the 1830s, when master builder William Benton created the original house, and covering the state of...
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Human Transit, Revised Edition: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives"Walker is a realist, and Human Transit is a spirited guide--prescriptive but with a righteous dash of polemic--to what we get wrong about transit." --Tom Vanderbilt in Slate "This book gives professionals, pundits, and the citizenry the tools to have conversations that lead to...
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El proyecto arquitectónico: Enseñanza y práctica de las estrategias proyectualesEl prop sito central del trabajo es fundamentar la teor a y t cnica de la acci n proyectual y su ense anza, particularmente en las etapas iniciales de la carrera. Por ello, un primer objetivo de las tareas desarrolladas fue indagar sobre la...
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Channel TunnelThis book describes the features, construction, and history of the Channel Tunnel. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while colorful photos make the book engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and...
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Biennale Architettura 2023: The Laboratory of the FutureThe official two-volume catalog documenting the 2023 Biennale's vision of a decolonized and decarbonized future for architectureThe 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, titled The Laboratory of the Future, is conceived as a kind of workshop at which architects present examples from their practices reflecting on...
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A Way of Life: Notes on BallenbergA multiauthored portrait of the Swiss open-air museum documenting centuries of historic homes and the enchanting details of vernacular architectureFounded in 1978, Ballenberg is a legendary Swiss open-air architectural museum that gathers more than 100 residential and agricultural buildings from the 14th to the...
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Artificial Intelligent Architecture: New Paradigms in Architectural Practice and ProductionThe impact of artificial intelligence in the discipline of architecture is unavoidable and undeniable. The recent mass adoption of highly accessible machine learning tools including DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney has allowed designers to test their limits and assess their role as an author...
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Andrew Martin Interior Design Review- The ultimate standard work on interior design: Andrew Martin presents the latest international design trends in the annual Interior Design Review- Whether for design fans or design professionals: Andrew Martin is the comprehensive source of inspiration- Presents the current winner of the "Designer...
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Ancient Geoglyphs Of Peru, England & Chile: Nazca Lines, Uffington White Horse, Atacama Giant & Paracas CandelabraUnlock the Mysteries of Ancient Geoglyphs with Our Exclusive Book Bundle!Embark on an extraordinary journey through time, culture, and history with our captivating book bundle, "Ancient Geoglyphs of Peru, England & Chile." Delve into the enigmatic symbols that have puzzled and inspired generations, as...
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Aldo & Hannie Van Eyck: Excess of Architecture: Everything Without Content 221Dutch architects Aldo and Hannie van Eyck (1918-90; 1918-2018) were leading protagonists in the structuralism movement. This latest installation of the Everything series presents 24 of their buildings, with drawings and photographs.Author: Aldo Van Eyck, Hannie Van EyckPublisher: Walther Konig VerlagPublished: 10/03/2023Pages: 160Binding Type:...
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Age In Place At Home: Adapting The Home Environment For All GenerationsHave you discovered you need to adapt your current house and don't know where to begin? If so, this book is your pathfinder. Or perhaps you have determined it's best for you and your spouse to safely age at home surrounded by neighbors and...
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Agatha Christie at HomeThis new and revised edition of Hilary Macaskill's classic book, with many new illustrations, offers an insight into the life and work of the world's bestselling author. Hilary Macaskill examines the houses that meant most to Agatha Christie, including her childhood home, Ashfield, in...
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A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the WorldA unique illustrated exploration of our favorite oceanic beacons and their haunted histories. There is something beautiful and wild in the impossible architecture of lighthouses. These precariously perched structures have been the homes and workplaces of keepers whose romantic guardianship has saved countless lives...
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