Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Space for Architecture: The Work of O'Donnell + TuomeyBased in Dublin, Cork and London, O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects are revered for their work with urban design, public and private housing, and key educational and cultural buildings in Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. In London they are best known for two major...
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Omer ArbelA dynamic, highly visual, and in-depth study of Omer Arbel, the internationally celebrated and collected multi-disciplinary designer and master of sculptural lightingThe work of Omer Arbel Office moves fluidly between the fields of design, architecture, sculpture, and invention. This monograph brings together twenty-two compelling...
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Towards a New MuseumSince first publication in 1998, Towards a New Museum has achieved iconic status as a seminal exploration of the late-20th-century revolution in museum architecture: the transformation from museum as restrained container for art to museum as exuberant companion to art.Author Victoria Newhouse critiqued numerous...
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Inside OutsideFirst published in the Netherlands in 2007, this volume has never been distributed in the United States. All contributors (Petra Blaisse, Irma Boom, Cecil Balmond, Sanford Kwinter) and collaborators (Rem Koolhaas/OMA, SANAA) have high international profiles, and the book has become a desirable cult...
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Idin Architects: Integrating Design Into Nature- Showcases 10 significant projects spanning residential, commercial, retail, and hospitality programs, including Choui Fong Tea Café 1 and 2, a prominent tea plantation venue that is one of the top tourist destinations in Thailand's Chiang Rai province- Each project is presented with full-color...
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A Black Hawk War Guide: Landmarks, Battlefields, Museums and Firsthand AccountsThe Black Hawk War was the final conflict east of the Mississippi River between American Indian communities and the United States regular troops and militia. Exploring the museums, wayside markers and parks relating to that struggle is not just a journey of historic significance...
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Canon EOS M50 Users Guide: A Detailed and Comprehensive User Guide to Operate, Use, Navigate and find settings quickly for Beginners, New Users aCanon M50 is one of the best cameras you ever find out there, but how do you use it?The Canon EOS M50 Pocket Guide is the complete guide to using the Canon M50. This book is written with the beginner in mind and is...
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PetraIn this book, early fluent readers will marvel at Petra while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the cultural history behind this ancient archaeological site. A...
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ColosseumIn this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the Colosseum while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the landmark's cultural history. A Take a Look...
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How to Design a Small House: 50 things to know and 4 examplesWhy do the words "little house" go straight to the heart, as Sir John Summerson observed? Clearly, something beyond economy is at work. For centuries, the idea of a minimal dwelling has captivated thinkers who saw it as closer to nature, the world's and...
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Building a Body of Knowledge in Project Management in Developing CountriesThis book presents a state-of-the-art account of the recent developments and needs for project management in developing countries. It adds to the current state of knowledge on project management in general by capturing current trends, how they widen the content and scope of the...
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Verify in Field: Projects and Coversations Höweler + YoonAn intriguing exploration of recent work by H weler + Yoon, demonstrating how verification, uncertainty, and agency come into play with architectural design. H weler + Yoon Architecture, founded in 2001 and based in Boston, gained early praise for ephemeral and interactive public projects...
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The Decoration of HousesEdith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the...
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Leandro V. Locsin - ArchitectDas weitgehend unbekannt Werk des philippinischen Architekten Leandro V. Locsin (1928-1994). verkörpert die Suche nach Identität in der gebauten Darstellung. Nach dem Studium eröffnete Locsin 1953 sein Büro in der Hauptstadt Manila, die nach den Luftangriffen der Alliierten zur Befreiung der Philippinen von der...
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Abandoned and Historic Los Angeles: Neon and BeyondSomewhere between the Hollywood sign and the Pacific Ocean, underneath the palm trees and above the crowded highways, there they are. You may have seen one in your favorite movie, or walked by one a thousand times. They're the landmarks, buildings, storefronts, and vintage...
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Essays on Jane JacobsThirteen writers consider the groundbreaking work of Jane Jacobs, whose critiques of urban renewal in America resonate today more than ever.Author of the hugely influential Death and Life of Great American Cities, the urbanist writer and activist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) never received a college...
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Faith in Cities: How Better Places Make Better NeighborsWhat if it is not just how we live that matters, but also where? Faith in Cities: How Better Places Make Better Neighbors takes a closer look at the way our communities help or hinder us from being better neighbors. This book helps readers...
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A Round Indiana: Round Barns in the Hoosier State, Second EditionRounds barns are architectural phenomena that have graced rural America for over a century. Today the few that survive stand as symbols of another generation's innovation and ingenuity. To understand the importance of these buildings is to begin to understand the story of farming...
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Designing Lightness: Structures for Saving EnergyA colorful, thoughtfully designed manifesto on the need to build lighter structuresThis book is a call to build lighter. As a result of the rush to ever bigger cars, condos and airplanes, Dutch writers Adriaan Beukers and Ed van Hinte were forced to confront...
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Paths to Prison: On the Architectures of CarceralityAs Angela Y. Davis has proposed, the "path to prison," which so disproportionately affects communities of color, is most acutely guided by the conditions of daily life. Architecture, then, as fundamental to shaping these conditions of civil existence, must be interrogated for its involvement...
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