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Book List
Top books to help you in study and practice…
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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S, M, L, XL
"S, M, L, XL" presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for...
Design
Rem Koolhaus and Bruce Mau
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The Architecture Of The City
Aldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most...
History + Theory
Aldo Rossi
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The Australian Ugliness
Introduced by Christos Tsiolkas There can be few other nations which are less certain than Australia as to what they...
History + Theory
Robin Boyd
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The Drawing Bazaar
Introduction to the research book explaining the reasons behind the need of this publication in the context of architectural education,...
Communications
Maria Fullaondo
The Poetics of Spaces
Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, Bachelard's lyrical, landmark work examines the places in which...
History + Theory
Gaston Bachelard
