History of architecture books

"Author Joe Patrina unpacks primate/alien genetics in this three-volume compendium. Volume I - Research ... fresh...  Read More >>

A leading Mexican architect’s photographic panorama of the past century’s greatest buildings This beautifully...  Read More >>

More Than Concrete Blocks is a three volume series of architectural history books which are richly illustrated and...  Read More >>

The postwar era led to a threefold population increase in Salt Lake County between 1940 and 1980 and brought with...  Read More >>

"It Was Nevada is a hard hitting book following the adventures of Terry Hope from his earliest days, to his ultimate...  Read More >>

""Explores developments in Detroit's early twentieth-century workers' housing as a significant moment in global...  Read More >>

Studies cross-cultural exchanges across the Mediterranean using new interdisciplinary methodologies  Read More >>

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"It Was Nevada is a hard hitting book following the adventures of Terry Hope from his earliest days, to his ultimate...  Read More >>

"It Was Nevada is a hard hitting book following the adventures of Terry Hope from his earliest days, to his ultimate...  Read More >>

Master the architectural ideas that have shaped the world we live in today.  Read More >>

Written by an esteemed scholar and former resident of the city, this fascinating book re-evaluates Le Corbusier’s...  Read More >>

English summary: Brought together for the first time in a large-format volume these 160 images - including engravings...  Read More >>

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"Authored by two architects, this book tells a story of buildings that were built in Poland between 1980-2020, as...  Read More >>

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban...  Read More >>

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban...  Read More >>

This book provides a detailed overview of the origin and development of Islamic religious architecture while contextualizing...  Read More >>

Sham Ruins: A User's Guide expands the specific example of the sham ruin into a general principle to examine the...  Read More >>

Architecture, Aesthetics, and the Predicaments of Theory offers a critical analysis of the methodological constants...  Read More >>

Radical Functionalism: A Social Architecture for Mexico provides a complex and nuanced understanding of the functionalist...  Read More >>

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Gandhi and Architecture: A Time for Low-Cost Housing chronicles the emergence of a low-cost, low-rise housing architecture...  Read More >>

This volume assesses evidence for the decoration used in non-monumental secular public and private buildings, taken...  Read More >>

Anthony Bailey's intimate look at life in Stonington borough made waves when it was published. First appearing in...  Read More >>