History of architecture books

Masterworks of the Jazz Age architect whose residential buildings are as significant in their impact on the character...  Read More >>

This book investigates the role of the architectural façade as an indicator of individual and communal cultural...  Read More >>

William Butterfield was the most daring, rigorous and brilliant architect of his age, whose 60-year practice spanned...  Read More >>

Nithurst by Adam Richards Architects is a much-lauded, multi-award-winning house designed by the architect for his...  Read More >>

This book looks at alternative ways of analyzing traditional and contemporary architectural design and building...  Read More >>

'The most complete monograph on the pioneering modernist.' – Fast Company  Read More >>

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This book looks at the major buildings and gardens of the Italian Renaissance.  Read More >>

Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates...  Read More >>

Hollywood s most sought-after architects are synonymous with the quintessential California lifestyle.  Read More >>

Examining the history of altar decorations, this study of the visual liturgy grapples with many of the previous...  Read More >>

A celebration of London’s vast and varied garden legacy, but with an unexpected focus on those gardens that have...  Read More >>

This book looks at the major buildings and gardens of the Italian Renaissance.  Read More >>

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A unique, captivating history of New York celebrating 120 often overlooked landmarks, each with an accompanying...  Read More >>

Discover more than 500 castles of Scotland, from early ""motte and bailey"" earthworks and impressive walled enclosures...  Read More >>

From the ancient Nazca Lines in Peru to the enigmatic Sajama Lines in Bolivia, Mysteries Carved in Earth takes readers...  Read More >>

With the scale of damage and loss in mind and the future wide-ranging reconstruction that will inevitably occur...  Read More >>

A look at a period in the history of what is now one of the largest cities in Ukraine, the 1950s to 1980s, when...  Read More >>

The second Rizzoli publication dedicated to an important member of the Mexican and Latin American architectural...  Read More >>

A guide to understanding and addressing colonial inheritances in the built environment.  Read More >>

Provides the first in-depth examination of palace gardens in the Abbasid caliphate's Lower Mesopotamian heartland...  Read More >>

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This book considers post-19th-century Athens as a unique instance of a secret side of metropolitan capitalism.  Read More >>