101 Things I Learned In...
Concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to...
Practice + Study
Matthew Frederick
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings,...
You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work...
History + Theory
Christopher Alexander
Architects’ Data
Neufert's Architects' Data is an essential reference for the initial design and planning of a building project. It provides, in...
History + Theory
Ernst Neufert
Architectural Graphics
Francis D.K. Ching's architectural bestseller, thoroughly updated Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestselling classic that has introduced countless...
Communications
Francis D.K. Ching
Architecture : Form, Space, &...
Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, Fourth Edition is the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design, updated with...
Design, History + Theory
Francis Ching
Building Construction Illustrated
The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with a 3D digital building model for interactive learning...
Document + Construct
Francis D.K.Ching
Building Your Own Home: A...
Home builders can contribute in many ways to reduce the use of products and processes that convert solid and liquid...
Document + Construct
George Wilkie
Cities For People
For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research...
Design
Jahn GEhl
Invisible Cities
In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but...
History + Theory
Italo Calvino
Modern Architecture
This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For...
History + Theory
Kenneth Frampton