History of architecture books

Featuring almost 150 buildings, Architectural Guide Mumbai will give the reader an understanding of how Mumbai’s...  Read More >>

Inspired by Italo Calvino’s memos about literature in the twenty-first century, this volume - the second in a series...  Read More >>

Bringing together history, urban history, and a fascinating story of the interplay of influences from China and...  Read More >>

In today’s globalized world, every aspect of our lives is affected by global interconnectedness from what we buy...  Read More >>

Tresigallo, tra le città di fondazione fascista, è una realtà decisamente atipica per storia e struttura, letteralmente...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of essays centers on Flix Candela's departure from Mexico City and arrival in Chicago...  Read More >>

"From the acclaimed landscape designer, historian and author of American Eden, a lively, unique, and accessible...  Read More >>

The comprehensive story of an icon of modern architecture: the Edith Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der...  Read More >>

English summary: Using the example of the influential architect, garden designer, publicist and National Socialist...  Read More >>

A curated survey of the legendary Portuguese architect’s most interesting buildings, photographed by Duccio Malagamba...  Read More >>

An essential look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement...  Read More >>

Julian Munby has gained a reputation over half a century in many branches of archaeological and historical knowledge....  Read More >>

""Mitologia Grega: Descubra as Origens do Mundo e as Lendas que Definiram uma Época"" é um livro que explora em...  Read More >>

Now in paperback: acclaimed author Lucy Sante's ""eye-opening tale of the greed and corruption but also diplomacy...  Read More >>

This book describes the history of the school, the transformation of the city of Philadelphia, and the philosophy...  Read More >>

This book attempts to thematise Architecture festival’s relationship with the city and interrogate its potential...  Read More >>

This book examines the central decades of Peter Eisenman’s work through a formal and thematic analysis of key architectural...  Read More >>

This book tracks development of Marcel Breuer’s aesthetic clash between uniformity & singularity through examination...  Read More >>

This companion investigates the ways in which designers, architects, and planners address ecology through the built...  Read More >>

This book is set in Karachi, Pakistan and investigates the possibility of achieving localness through identifying...  Read More >>

This book charts the city of Tripoli, Libya and it’s rapid economic, environmental and physical transformation,...  Read More >>

This book reviews Dante Bini’s inventions and designs, focusing on his form-resistant Binishell and other pneumatic...  Read More >>

Two of Antiquities oldest and greatest cities, Jerusalem and Jerash, attracted the personal attention and the detailed...  Read More >>

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This book offers a unique glance into the process of globalisation of the architectural practice during the last...  Read More >>