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Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing
"The most brutally addictive fantasy I've read in a decade!" --#1 NYT bestselling author Tracy Wolff"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end. Brutal games, grumpy dragons, complex characters, sizzling sexual tension, magic, and war...a fantasy like you've never read before."...
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by Grann, David
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The...
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Maame by George, Jessica
Maame
"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys--and the guilt--of trying to find your own way in life." --Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Meeting Maame feels like falling in love for the first time: warm, awkward, joyous, a little...
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The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants by Ortega-Medina, Orlando
The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants
Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns to 1990s San Francisco in The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, a powerful family drama that plays out within a captivating legal thriller.Attorney Marc Mendes, the estranged son of a prominent Rabbi and a burned-out lawyer with...
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Divine Rivals by Ross, Rebecca
Divine Rivals
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to...
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Big Swiss by Beagin, Jen
Big Swiss
"Wild...hilarious...so good." --Cosmopolitan, Best Books of the Year * "A laugh-out-loud bad romance for Gen Xers and an ode to misfits who just want to belong." --Oprah Daily * "Always interesting...too fun to stop." --Vanity Fair "One of the funniest books of the last...
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  • Picture Book of Sunsets: For Seniors with Dementia [Full Spread Panorama Picture Books] by Books, Mighty Oak
    Picture Book of Sunsets: For Seniors with Dementia [Full Spread Panorama Picture Books]
    This calming picture book offers self-empowerment, hope, and dignity to people with dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or those rehabilitating after a stroke. Share the relaxing pleasures with a loved one of flipping through high quality, colorful images of beautiful sunsets. Enjoy the complete panorama with...
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  • Architecture of Bali: A Sourcebook of Traditional and Modern Forms by Wijaya, Made
    Architecture of Bali: A Sourcebook of Traditional and Modern Forms
    Acclaimed landscape and architectural designer Made Wijaya draws on his photographic archives, compiled over the past 30 years, to present a visual study of Balinese architecture: its origins, elements, variations and vagaries. The book opens with an overview of Balinese architecture in its human...
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  • The Cypro-Phoenician Pottery of the Iron Age by Schreiber
    The Cypro-Phoenician Pottery of the Iron Age
    This major study of Cypro-Phoenician (or Black-on-Red) pottery provides a fresh assessment of Iron Age East Mediterranean chronology, investigates the relative roles of Cyprus and Phoenicia in trade to the Aegean, and explores the ancient trade in perfumed oil.Author: SchreiberPublisher: BrillPublished: 10/31/2002Pages: 444Binding Type:...
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  • The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society by Sun
    The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society
    Presents the first adequate picture of the Chinese sky of 2000 years ago. Investigating the 283 constellations, it reveals that the sky as a mirror of human society was based on the philosophy and cosmology of Han times.Author: Sun, KistemakerPublisher: BrillPublished: 02/01/1997Pages: 280Binding Type:...
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  • Looking for Mies by Daza, Ricardo
    Looking for Mies
    A historical photograph shows a room in a steel and glass building and a man which is evidently the architect Mies van der Rohe. Only the name of the photographer is known. In a manner more usually found in detective novels, the author has...
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  • Le Corbusier: 5 × Unité d'Habitation: Marseille, Rezé, Berlin, Briey-En-Forêt, Firminy by Le Corbusier
    Le Corbusier: 5 × Unité d'Habitation: Marseille, Rezé, Berlin, Briey-En-Forêt, Firminy
    Between 1945 and 1967, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) planned and built five "Unit s d'habitation" in Marseille, Rez , Berlin, Briey-en-For t and Firminy. Due to an acute shortage of housing after the war, he developed a new type of building--multifunctional blocks of flats that...
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  • Building Openings Construction Manual: Windows, Vents, Exterior Doors by Cremers, Jan
    Building Openings Construction Manual: Windows, Vents, Exterior Doors
    Building openings provide light, ventilation and climate control for rooms. At the same time, they are essential functional and design elements of facades, enabling communication between indoor and outdoor spaces as transparent or translucent structural components. Similar to the entire building envelope, windows and...
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  • Otto Wagner by Sarnitz, August
    Otto Wagner
    Otto Wagner (1841-1918) is one of the most significant figures of turn-of-the-century architecture. He was associated with the Viennese Secession, a group of artists and designers headed by Gustav Klimt that initiated a departure from the conservative style of the Viennese Künstlerhaus. Wagner's visionary...
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  • Restaurant & Bar Design by Wiedemann, Julius
    Restaurant & Bar Design
    Feast your eyes: The art of hospitality design Restaurants and bars offer architects and interior designers the opportunity to design for both style and entertainment. Aesthetics and function must come together to create ambiance and conviviality in a way that not only makes a...
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  • Intérieurs: Espace, Lumière, Matériaux by Schittich, Christian
    Intérieurs: Espace, Lumière, Matériaux
    Author: Christian SchittichPublisher: BirkhauserPublished: 08/10/2004Pages: 175Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.70lbsSize: 11.80h x 9.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9783764371487Language: French
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  • Basics Project Management Architecture by Klein, Hartmut
    Basics Project Management Architecture
    Author: Hartmut Klein, Bert Bielefeld, Roland SchneiderPublisher: BirkhauserPublished: 08/19/2013Pages: 376Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 8.60h x 6.10w x 1.20dISBN: 9783038214625
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  • Ceramic Material Systems: In Architecture and Interior Design by Bechthold, Martin
    Ceramic Material Systems: In Architecture and Interior Design
    Author: Martin Bechthold, Anthony Kane, Nathan KingPublisher: BirkhauserPublished: 09/11/2015Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.85lbsSize: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.90dISBN: 9783038218432About the AuthorM. Bechthold, Prof. Architectural Technology; A. Kane and N. King, Design Robotics Group, Harvard University GSD
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  • X-Ray Architecture by Colomina, Beatriz
    X-Ray Architecture
    A new theory of architecture is on the horizon." -Ashley Simone, BombHow our medical obsessions and the image of the body influence modern architecture. This book explores the impact of medical discourse and diagnostic technologies on the formation, representation and reception of modern architecture....
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  • Baumschlager Eberle Architekten 2010-2020: Stadt - Architektur - Zukunft / City - Architecture - Future by Tröger, Eberhard
    Baumschlager Eberle Architekten 2010-2020: Stadt - Architektur - Zukunft / City - Architecture - Future
    Author: Eberhard TrögerPublisher: BirkhauserPublished: 04/06/2021Pages: 524Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 6.40lbsISBN: 9783035620030Language: GermanAbout the AuthorEberhard Tröger, ZHAW Architecture, Design and Building Engineering, Zurich
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  • de Smet Vermeulen: de Aedibus International by Wirz, Heinz
    de Smet Vermeulen: de Aedibus International
    For the first time in this series, Quart presents architects from Belgium, where a consistently high standard of building culture was produced in the 1990s. Henk De Smet and Paul Vermeulen are important representatives of that movement. To this day, they have produced an...
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  • Prompt: Socially Engaging Objects and Environments by Glass, Tamie
    Prompt: Socially Engaging Objects and Environments
    Author: Tamie GlassPublisher: BirkhauserPublished: 06/25/2018Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.70w x 0.70dISBN: 9783035611939About the AuthorTamie Glass, Associate Professor at School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
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  • The Byzantine Empire: A Complete Overview Of The Byzantine Empire History from Start to Finish by Brown, Eric
    The Byzantine Empire: A Complete Overview Of The Byzantine Empire History from Start to Finish
    Discover The Byzantine Empire History From Start To Finish ★★Buy the paperback version of this book, and get the kindle ebook version included for FREE ★★ If you asked someone today when the Roman Empire ended, they might tell you 476 CE, the year...
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  • Design with Life: Biotech Architecture and Resilient Cities by Joachim, Mitchell
    Design with Life: Biotech Architecture and Resilient Cities
    Design with Life chronicles the breakthroughs and projects of a nonprofit that is defining resolute new directions in socio-ecological design and other deep-seated intersections of synthetic biology, architecture, and urban systems. In the challenging context of accelerating climate dynamics, the core discipline of architectural...
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  • Ryue Nishizawa / Sanaa by Wilke, Benjamin
    Ryue Nishizawa / Sanaa
    Following the example of music publication, Source Books in Architecture offers an alternative to the traditional architectural monograph. If one is interested in hearing music, he or she simply buys the desired recording. If, however, one wishes to study a particular piece in greater...
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  • Gathering: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson by Lubell, Sam
    Gathering: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
    Good buildings require an understanding of the principles of structure, light, space, and material, but great buildings require an understanding of people. The most successful inspire through the interactions and connections made within them. Gathering is the latest book from the award-winning architecture firm...
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Explore Architecture Design Books

Architecture books provide invaluable insights into the world of building design, architectural history, and the creative process behind some of the world's most iconic structures. Whether you're an aspiring architect, a professional in the field, or simply someone with an interest in architecture, this article highlights some of the best architecture books available, including essential architecture design books and comprehensive collections like "Ten Books on Architecture."

One of the most celebrated books in the field is "Towards a New Architecture" by Le Corbusier. This seminal work offers a revolutionary perspective on modern architecture, advocating for functionalism and simplicity. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of architectural thought.

"The Architecture of Happiness" by Alain de Botton explores the profound connection between our surroundings and our well-being. De Botton's eloquent prose and insightful analysis make this book a delightful read for both architects and laypeople.

"Architecture: Form, Space, and Order" by Francis D.K.Ching is an essential architecture design book. Ching's clear explanations and detailed illustrations make complex concepts accessible, making this book a valuable resource for both students and professionals.

Another highly recommended book is "S, M, L, XL" by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau. This extensive volume combines essays, illustrations, and project descriptions to provide a comprehensive look at contemporary architecture and urbanism.

For those interested in architectural history, "A History of Western Architecture" by David Watkin offers an in-depth exploration of architectural styles and movements from ancient Greece to the present day. It's an excellent resource for understanding the historical context of architectural developments.

FAQ's

Q. What are the different types of architecture books available?

A. Architecture books can help aspiring architects by providing foundational knowledge on architectural principles, design techniques, and history. They offer insights into successful projects, innovative designs, and influential architectural movements, which can inspire and guide future work.

Q. Are there architecture books focused on sustainable design?

A. Yes, there are many architecture books focused on sustainable design. Titles like "Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things" by William McDonough and Michael Braungart and "Sustainable Architecture: A Critical Guide" by James Steele provide valuable information on eco-friendly building practices and sustainable architecture principles.

Q. What should I look for when choosing an architecture book?

A. When choosing an architecture book, consider your interests and needs. Look for books that cover specific topics you want to learn about, such as design principles, architectural history, or sustainable practices. Additionally, read reviews and check the book's contents to ensure it meets your expectations and provides valuable information.

Q. Can I find architecture books that focus on specific architectural styles or periods?

A. Yes, there are many architecture books that focus on specific styles or periods. For example, "Gothic Architecture" by Paul Frankl covers the Gothic style, while "Modern Architecture Since 1900" by William J.R. Curtis explores modern architectural movements. These books offer in-depth analyses of particular styles and their historical contexts.

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