History of architecture books

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Faro Modernism: Buildings, heritage and culture through the lens of an artist

Faro Modernism: Buildings, heritage and culture through...

Author: Richard Walker
ISBN: 9781849949958
Format: Hardback
$95.00

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Lost Raleigh: Exploring the Oak City's Architectural History

Lost Raleigh: Exploring the Oak City's Architectural...

Author: Mary Ruffin Hanbury ,  Ian F.G. Dunn
ISBN: 9781469694122
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Landmarks with great historical, architectural, and cultural value are often demolished in the name of progress,...  Read More >>

Building Britannia: A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings

Building Britannia: A History of Britain in Twenty-Five...

Author: Steven Parissien
ISBN: 9781801108768
Format: Paperback
$26.99

The history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable buildings, from the Iron Age fortification...  Read More >>

Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide

Author: Eyal Weizman
ISBN: 9781911717331
Format: Hardback
$69.99

A devastating, meticulous account of the history of Israel's destruction of Gaza from an acclaimed architect and...  Read More >>

The Aquatic Metropolis: Urban Design and Environmental Change in Tenochtitlan-Mexico City

The Aquatic Metropolis: Urban Design and Environmental...

Author: John F. López (University of California, Davis)
ISBN: 9780271100418
Format: Hardback
$146.00

For centuries, both the Aztec and the Spanish sought to control catastrophic flooding in Tenochtitlan and later...  Read More >>

Underground Shelters of Cappadocia, Turkey

Underground Shelters of Cappadocia, Turkey

Author: Ali Yamaç ,  Ezgi Tok
ISBN: 9783032160942
Format: Hardback
$284.60

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Aalto and Nature

Aalto and Nature

Author: Tom Simons ,  Rainer Knapas
ISBN: 9783035628845
Format: Hardback
$110.00

Alvar Aalto's work is strongly influenced by his experience of nature – especially in the deep forests of his Finnish...  Read More >>

The Architectural Casino: Conversations about Modernism in Haifa

The Architectural Casino: Conversations about Modernism...

Author: Ines Weizman
ISBN: 9783035806878
Format: Paperback
$82.80

A French-language edition, which offers a new approach Weizman names ""documentary architecture,"" meaning that...  Read More >>

Crossing Boundaries: How Ornament Led to Architecture

Crossing Boundaries: How Ornament Led to Architecture...

Author: Sidney K Robinson
ISBN: 9781938938801
Format: Paperback
$79.17

Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most noted architect, crossed boundaries as he thought and as he designed. He discussed...  Read More >>

The English House: A History in Eight Buildings

The English House: A History in Eight Buildings

Author: Dan Cruickshank
ISBN: 9781804941546
Format: Paperback
$35.00

A brilliant new history of the English house, encapsulated in eight buildings This is the story of the superbly...  Read More >>

Lost London: From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport, a History in 25 Missing Buildings

Lost London: From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport,...

Author: Paul Knox
ISBN: 9780300282085
Format: Hardback
$51.95

An engaging, beautifully illustrated history of London told through twenty-five lost buildings  Read More >>

Brutalist London: A Photographic and Architectural Survey of London's Concrete Landmarks

Brutalist London: A Photographic and Architectural Survey...

Author: Owen Hopkins ,  Nigel Green
ISBN: 9781912018451
Format: Paperback
$59.95

A richly illustrated survey of over 50 Brutalist buildings across London, combining sharp architectural insight...  Read More >>

When Eero Met His Match: Aline Louchheim Saarinen and the Making of an Architect

When Eero Met His Match: Aline Louchheim Saarinen and...

Author: Eva Hagberg
ISBN: 9780691284286
Format: Paperback
$44.99

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The Five Elements Guide: Ancient Balance for Modern Stress

The Five Elements Guide: Ancient Balance for Modern...

Author: Liora Ben-Sorrel
ISBN: 9789376556311
Format: Paperback
$68.61

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Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Landscape Monuments of the Ancient Ohio Valley

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Landscape Monuments...

Author: John E. Hancock (John E. Hancock ) ,  Marti L. Chaatsmith (Marti L. Chaatsmith)
ISBN: 9781588348128
Format: Hardback
$75.00

Experience 8 sacred earthworks of the ancient Hopewell culture with this breathtaking book featuring 250+ images...  Read More >>

Senufo Community Life Style Study

Senufo Community Life Style Study

Author: Kone Raoul
ISBN: 9784323744186
Format: Paperback
$84.48

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Habana Deco'

Habana Deco'

Author: Duccio Malagamba ,  Zoé Valdés
ISBN: 9781935935698
Format: Hardback
$99.95

A personal investigation on Havana Deco’ architecture carried out by Duccio Malagamba, an architect and architectural...  Read More >>

Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon

Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon

Author: Eleanor Jolliffe ,  Sandy Rattray
ISBN: 9781858947211
Format: Hardback
$135.00

With specially commissioned photography and written by architects, musicians, historians, technicians and cultural...  Read More >>

The Irvine Ranch: Fulfilling the Vision, 1977-2025

The Irvine Ranch: Fulfilling the Vision, 1977-2025

Author: H. Pike Oliver (Runstad Department of Real Estate, University of Washington) ,  C. Michael Stockstill
ISBN: 9781041153580
Format: Paperback
$90.54

The Irvine Ranch: Fulfilling the Vision, 1977-2026 continues the story of the planning and development of the Irvine...  Read More >>

Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home

Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places...

Author: Stefan Al
ISBN: 9781324065722
Format: Hardback
$52.95

A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation—the home—and its effects on the land, cities and people...  Read More >>

Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship

Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship...

Author: Femke Speelberg ,  Melanie Holcomb
ISBN: 9781588398086
Format: Hardback
$61.95

Rare architectural drawings from the Gothic period uncover a flourishing tradition of design and draftsmanship,...  Read More >>

Portmeirion: The Architecture of Pleasure

Portmeirion: The Architecture of Pleasure

Author: Sarah Baylis
ISBN: 9780300279856
Format: Hardback
$72.95

The story of the hundred-year evolution of Portmeirion, a unique and captivating Italianate village on the coast...  Read More >>

Gates of Harvard Yard

Gates of Harvard Yard

Author: Blair Kamin
ISBN: 9780674304536
Format: Hardback
$60.59

Pulitzer Prize–winner Blair Kamin introduces twenty-five essays, covering each gate at Harvard Yard. Richly illustrated,...  Read More >>

Weekend Utopia Revised and Expanded Edition: A Century of Modern Living in the Hamptons

Weekend Utopia Revised and Expanded Edition: A Century...

Author: Alastair Gordon
ISBN: 9781797241845
Format: Hardback
$75.00

An expanded new edition of this fascinating and lavishly illustrated landmark volume offers a guided tour of Hamptons...  Read More >>

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