History of architecture books

Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific explores the architecture of colonial trade and industry, revealing a complex...  Read More >>

Containing over 1200 photographs and detailed line drawings from which one can design and build directly, National...  Read More >>

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

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Architects and artists have always acknowledged over the centuries that Rome is rightly called the »eternal city«....  Read More >>

The impact of women’s contributions to modern architecture and the built environment. Women have influenced the...  Read More >>

The architectural heritage of socialist modernism and conservation in former Eastern Bloc countries. Contentious...  Read More >>

This volume explores the importance of climate justice and equity in climate action. While focused on cultural heritage,...  Read More >>

This book investigates the historical and functional significance of Stonemasons' marks—symbols inscribed on individual...  Read More >>

Discover more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects that never made it off the drawing board  Read More >>

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Beyond Building examines architecture in nineteenth-century France through the lens of gender, making a case for...  Read More >>

This book looks at the nineteenth-century Paris Academy of Fine Arts to trace the formation of an architectural...  Read More >>

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

A groundbreaking and interdisciplinary work on architectural collage.   Design Strategies in Architecture collects...  Read More >>

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An essay that deftly deconstructs the history of 'Islamic architecture', challenging colonial narratives and promoting...  Read More >>

The first ever account of the making of the Arab Hall at Leighton House Museum, by reputation, the 'most beautiful...  Read More >>

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In this book, 20 Japanese architects – including Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Kentaro Yamazaki...  Read More >>

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

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