Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Architecture After God: Babel ResurgentArchitecture after God A vivid retelling of the biblical story of Babel leads from the contested site of Babylon to the soaring towers of the modern metropolis, and sets the bright hopes of early modernism against the shadows of gathering war. Dealing in structural...
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The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces: By InteriorsA highly visual, graphic analysis of film in terms of architecture, cinematic spaces and production design. Architectural floor plan drawings are presented alongside short, critical discussions of key twentieth and twenty-first-century films, which help the reader to evaluate architectural spaces in film and think...
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Sound Materials: A Compendium of Sound Absorbing Materials for Architecture and DesignSound Materials provides a visual encyclopedia of sound-absorbing materials. Categorized according to application, each material is profiled with color photographs and illustrations, reference projects, manufacturer contact details, technical specifications, and sound absorption performance data. A vital reference volume for architects, designers, acousticians, engineers, students,...
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Site and Sound: The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera Houses and Concert HallsVictoria Newhouse, noted author and architectural historian, addresses the aesthetics and acoustics in concert halls and opera houses of the past, present, and future in this stunning companion to the highly regarded Towards a New Museum.Site and Sound explores the daunting, perennial question: Does...
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Taking up SpaceTaking Up Space: Exploring the Design Process focuses on the practice of interior design, providing an overview of what designers do and why, from their earliest research to the completed built environment. The book presents the design process in diagram form, breaking down each...
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Inside Nordic Homes: Inspiring Scandinavian LivingThe impressive wealth of Scandinavian interiors: locally inspired and international successful With their original approach to space, light, well-thought simplicity and functionality, Nordic interior designers and architects have set the trends for comfortable, modern lifestyle for decades. This book takes you to some of...
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Bend & Build: Architecture with BambooThis book presents international projects with a focus on the amazing versatility of this eco-hero in architecture and interior designArchitecture involving and consisting of bamboo as a building material has developed into one of the most fascinating and dynamic areas of global building culture....
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Painter Le Corbusier: Eileen Gray's Villa E 1027 and Le CabanonIn 1929, Eileen Graydesigned Villa E 1027 for herselfand her youthful partner Jean Badovici, but only lived therefor three years. Today, the elegant house in Roquebrune-Cap-Mar- tin insouthern France is an icon of modernism. In 1937, Le Corbusier discovered theplace and the "Maison en...
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The Poetry of Spaces: A Guide to Creating Meaningful InteriorsThe Poetry of Spaces is a stunning exploration of the core principles of aesthete stylist Sarah Andrews' work. Beginning with the five foundational themes of: light, life, instrument, material, and sense, Sarah explores the inspiration behind these lessons before sharing some impeccable examples of...
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Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our CitiesFrom one of the world's most innovative designers comes a fiercely passionate manifesto on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone--featuring hundreds of photographs and illustrations that will change how you see the...
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Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church'A delicious treat' - Financial Times **TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR pick 2023**'A charming odyssey' - The Times'A wonderful book; thoughtful and challenging' - Daily Telegraph ***** 'A beautiful book' - Gabriel Byrne 'Beautiful and brilliant . I loved it.' - Fergus Butler-Gallie From...
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U-Joints: A Taxonomy of ConnectionsA colossal, spectacularly designed encyclopedia of the countless forms of joints, from the welded and knotted to wood-on-wood and beyond"U-joints" is short for "universal joints." A joint is defined as the place where two or more parts of an object are joined together. The...
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Diseminaciones: Semillas Para El Pensamiento ArquitectónicoUna iluminadora sí ntesis e introducció n a la obra y el pensamiento de Juhani Pallasmaa. Juhani Pallasmaa es uno de los arquitectos y teó ricos de la arquitectura de mayor influencia y reconocimiento internacional. Autor de numerosas publicaciones y ensayos, en esta compilació...
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Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean GlamourA nostalgic celebration of the glamour of warm-weather destinations in the Caribbean and Florida, from the great estates of ambitious patrons to the most exclusive resorts of the mid-twentieth century. Through iconic photography capturing the cultural mood at the moment when social codes relaxed...
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A Sense of Place: Houses on Martha's Vineyard and Cape CodAuthor: Mark A. HutkerPublisher: Monacelli PressPublished: 05/26/2015Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.40lbsSize: 11.80h x 9.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9781580934275About the AuthorMark A. Hutker has been designing houses on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard for thirty years. Today he and principals Philip Regan, Charles Orr, and Jim...
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Hitler at HomeA revelatory look at the residences of Adolf Hitler, illuminating their powerful role in constructing and promoting the dictator's private persona both within Germany and abroad Adolf Hitler's makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations he undertook during...
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How to Attract MoneyWanting money is a fundamental right of every human being. They want to live a decent life which is possible only with money. It is your right to be rich. You are here to lead the abundant life, and to be happy, radiant, and...
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The Swedish Country HouseAuthor: Susanna SchermanPublisher: Monacelli PressPublished: 10/26/2010Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.26lbsSize: 11.66h x 8.88w x 1.07dISBN: 9781580932943About the AuthorSusanna Scherman is a scholar of Swedish archi--tecture and design and has also restored inte-riors and gardens. Her pioneering book on the Swedish tiled stove, Den Svenska...
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Charleston and Savannah: The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of Two Rival CitiesThomas D. Wilson's Charleston and Savannah is the first comprehensive history of Charleston and Savannah in a single volume that weaves together the influences and parallels of their intrinsic stories. As two of the earliest English-speaking cities founded in America, Charleston and Savannah are...
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Hotel Kitsch: A Pretty Cool Tour of America's Fantasy GetawaysA visual celebration of the best fantasy suites and honeymoon hotels across America and beyond, from the creators of A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour In 1963, the savvy owners of the Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos unveiled their heart-shaped tub. Like Elvis Presley...
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