History of architecture books

From the Athens Acropolis, to the Pont du Gard aqueduct and to the Coliseum in Rome: we encounter the most impressive...  Read More >>

Dionysus has inspired the imagination of artists more than any other ancient god. This catalogue traces the development...  Read More >>

In this imaginative and scholarly book, Steven Jacobs explores the architectural elements of Alfred Hitchcock's...  Read More >>

Peterson, University of California, Berkeley * Richard M. Sommer, University of Toronto * Dell Upton, University...  Read More >>

Architecture and Pilgrimage, 1000-1500: Southern Europe and Beyond synthesizes the work of a distinguished international...  Read More >>

Through a series of case studies from the mid-eighteenth century to the start of the twenty-first, this collection...  Read More >>

An account of architecture's postwar ambition to transform itself into a research-oriented and technologically complex...  Read More >>

Early applications of Navier’s beam theory to the rational design of structures are documented in the Annales of...  Read More >>

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A delightful look at the unique residences built by the famed co-founder of the Northwest School of Art  Read More >>

Chronicles more than 175 bridges spanning 55 locations along the Main Channel, South Branch, and North Branch of...  Read More >>

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This two-volume catalogue is the second Part of the catalogue raisonne devoted to the large corpus of architectural...  Read More >>

This exhibition catalogue highlights some of the significant landmarks in Buddhist history through the travel records...  Read More >>

Bringing together promising young authors, prominent scholars, and cutting edge practitioners, Use Matters explores...  Read More >>

This study presents a comprehensive architectural survey of ancient structures in the region ranging from Colorado...  Read More >>

Engaging study decentres conventional perspectives on consumer capitalism, home ownership, and citizenship in the...  Read More >>

Bringing together promising young authors, prominent scholars, and cutting edge practitioners, Use Matters explores...  Read More >>

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Engaging study decentres conventional perspectives on consumer capitalism, home ownership, and citizenship in the...  Read More >>

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A jewel of the University of Oxford, the Sheldonian Theatre stands out among the groundbreaking designs by the great...  Read More >>

Covers some of England's grandest country houses in Northamptonshire such as the Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall,...  Read More >>

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The inner sanctum of Confederate president Jefferson Davis has been breached. Information is leaking to the enemy....  Read More >>