History of architecture books

Surveys over 500 representative sites, from tobacco plantations worked by enslaved labourers to free Black communities,...  Read More >>

An essential reference that provides new understanding of the thought processes of one of the most radical artists...  Read More >>

Change through creative reflection  Read More >>

This beautifully illustrated volume reveals the deep connection between architect Albert Simons and the city that...  Read More >>

Fly along Australia's rocky surf coasts and you'll occasionally see brilliant beads of blue cut into the rock platforms....  Read More >>

Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing...  Read More >>

A fascinating look at modernist urban planning and spatial theories in Brazilian 20th-century art and architecture...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1958, A Guide to Western Architecture charts the origins of the system of architectural...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1952 but enlarged and revised in 1969, this dictionary became a standard authoritative work...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1964, The Englishman’s Chair is a history of English chairs, written as a continuous story...  Read More >>

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The book traces the history of the monastery of Santa Maria in Campo Marzio, with particular attention to the part...  Read More >>

The Medieval castles of Sardinia have long been a subject as fascinating as it is articulated, one which fascinates...  Read More >>

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"Der deutsche Sudwesten bildete im Spatmittelalter einen bunten Flickenteppich zahlreicher Territorien. Im Ringen...  Read More >>

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This book is entirely based on events that happened. In which it has not been said without any kind of opposition...  Read More >>

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Dream House on the Prairie is an architect's journey through several decades, with candid accounts of what went...  Read More >>

This volume investigates the complex question of the 'Tuscan Order' in Roman architecture, from a careful re-reading...  Read More >>

Die groae Traunsteiner Stadtpfarrkirche ist eng verknupft mit der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung der Stadt, zunachst...  Read More >>

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A bold new book that sets the architectural record straight  Read More >>