History of architecture books

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

Country Houses: The Architecture of Mark P. Finlay grants exclusive access beyond the stone walls and the guardhouses...  Read More >>

Essential reading for architectural historians, theorists, practitioners, educators, students, critics, and curators,...  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 >>

Essential reading for architectural historians, theorists, practitioners, educators, students, critics, and curators,...  Read More >>

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

Mexican architecture of the 20th century was influenced by two generations who were active in Guadalajara in the...  Read More >>

Beginning Again with the Classical Orders reconsiders well-established understandings of the ancient Greek Corinthian,...  Read More >>

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

This book examines how housing design governance shapes the quality of homes and the wellbeing of residents, analysing...  Read More >>

Revisiting the plan for the site of Bohm's Mary, Queen of Peace Church provides a new, important perspective for...  Read More >>

This book examines Canadian architects’ evolving relationship with marketing, tracing how regulatory restrictions,...  Read More >>

This book examines how housing design governance shapes the quality of homes and the wellbeing of residents, analysing...  Read More >>

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An examination of the 2,000 year history of urban development in Barcelona, and prospects for the city in the twenty-first...  Read More >>

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A historical study of Latin American modernism, foregrounding Quito, Ecuador as a point of encounter between local...  Read More >>

A critical investigation of the 1960s Fun Palace that focuses on its ambitious cultural agenda and emphasises the...  Read More >>

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The story of CYRIL KELLY, a prolific designer whose work shaped the Catholic landscape of twentieth-century southern...  Read More >>