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Cino Zucchi: Inspiration and Process in Architecture | Zucchi, Cino | Chronicle Books |
The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn | Wurman, Richard Saul et al. | The MIT Press |
The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on Architecture | Wright, Frank Lloyd et al. | Princeton University Press |
Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 | Wit, Wim de et al. | Getty Research Institute |
The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation | Williams, Tod et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Wunderkammer | Williams, Tod et al. | Yale University Press |
Houses of Los Angeles, vol. 2 | Watters, Sam | Acanthus Press |
Culture:City | Wang, Wilfried | Lars Müller Publishers |
Gerrit Rietveld | van Zijl, Ida | Phaidon Press |
Vincent Van Duysen: Complete Works | Van Duysen, Vincent et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Learning from Las Vegas | Venturi, Robert et al. | The MIT Press |
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture | Venturi, Robert | The Museum of Modern Art |
Architecture on the Carpet | Vale, Brenda et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color | Tschumi, Bernard | Rizzoli International Publications |
Designing Bridges to Burn | Tigerman, Stanley | ORO Editions |
Schlepping Through Ambivalence | Tigerman, Stanley et al. | Yale University Press |
Matteo Thun: The Index Book | Thun, Matteo | Hatje Cantz |
Visions of Seaside | Thadani, Dhiru A. et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Interpreting the Renaissance (Ricerca dell’Rinascimento) | Tafuri, Manfredo | Yale University Press |
Edward Durell Stone | Stone, Hicks | Rizzoli International Publications |
Paradise Planned | Stern, Robert A. M. et al. | The Monacelli Press |
The Green House | Stang, Alanna et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Deventer | Stadler, Matthew et al. | nai010 Publishers |
Prefab Architecture: A Guide to Modular Design and Construction | Smith, Ryan E. | John Wiley & Sons |
Miami Modern Metropolis | Shulman, Allan T. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Modern Architecture and Other Essays | Scully, Vincent | Princeton University Press |
The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste | Scott, Geoffrey | W. W. Norton |
The Biography of a Building | Rybczynski, Witold | Thames & Hudson |
Charleston Fancy | Rybczynski, Witold | Yale University Press |
Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention | Ryan, Zoë | Yale University Press |
Being: An Architect | Ritchie, Ian et al. | Royal Academy of Arts |
KarimSpace | Rashid, Karim | Rizzoli International Publications |
Greg Lynn FORM | Rappolt, Mark et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
La Formentera | Piasecki, Eric et al. | The Monacelli Press |
What If...?: The Architecture and Design of David Rockwell | Pearlman, Chee et al. | Metropolis Books |
Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals | Payne, Christopher et al. | The MIT Press |
A Visual Inventory | Pawson, John | Phaidon Press |
Minimum | Pawson, John | Phaidon Press |
Le Corbusier Redrawn | Park, Steven | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture | Pallasmaa, Juhani | John Wiley & Sons |
Alexander Girard | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books |
The Curves of Time | Niemeyer, Oscar | Phaidon Press |
The Language of Luxe | Ng, Ed et al. | ORO Editions |
Site and Sound | Newhouse, Victoria | The Monacelli Press |
Bio Design | Myers, William et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
KM3: Excursions on Capacities | MVRDV, | Actar |
MVRDV Buildings | MVRDV, et al. | nai010 Publishers |
Steven Holl—Scale | Holl, Steven et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
A New Sculpturalism | Mount, Christopher et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors | Mostafavi, Mohsen | Rizzoli International Publications |
In the Life of Cities | Mostafavi, Mohsen | Lars Müller Publishers |
Instigations | Mostafavi, Mohsen et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Designing with Light | Meyers, Victoria | Abbeville Press |
Shape of Sound | Meyers, Victoria | Artifice Books on Architecture |
Richard Meier Architect Vol. 5 | Meier, Richard | Rizzoli International Publications |
Shigeru Ban | McQuaid, Matilda | Phaidon Press |
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things | McDonough, William et al. | North Point Press |
Distillations | McCurry, Margaret et al. | ORO Editions |
Understanding Architecture | McCarter, Robert et al. | Phaidon Press |
Wiel Arets | McCarter, Robert et al. | Birkhäuser |
Wirrwarr | Mayer H., Jürgen et al. | Hatje Cantz |
FARMAX | MVRDV, et al. | nai010 Publishers |
Animate FORM | Lynn, Greg | Princeton Architectural Press |
Julius Shulman, Los Angeles | Lubell, Sam et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Joseph Urban | Loring, John | Abrams |
Your Private Sky: R. Buckminster Fuller | Lichtenstein, Claude et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Edifices de Rome Moderne | Letarouilly, Paul Marie | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Houses of William Wurster: Frames for Living | Brostrom, Caitlin Lempres et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Object to Be Destroyed: The Work of Gordon Matta-Clark | Lee, Pamela M. | The MIT Press |
Poem of the Right Angle (Le poème de l'angle droit) | Le Corbusier, | Hatje Cantz |
James Stirling: Revisionary Modernist | Lawrence, Amanda Reeser | Yale University Press |
Kissing Architecture | Lavin, Sylvia | Princeton University Press |
Writing About Architecture | Lange, Alexandra | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Dot-Com City | Lange, Alexandra | Strelka Press |
Building Seagram | Lambert, Phyllis et al. | Yale University Press |
Tom Kundig: Houses 2 | Kundig, Tom | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Light Pavilion | Kumpusch, Christoph a. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Albert Speer | Krier, Léon et al. | The Monacelli Press |
Fundamentals | Koolhaas, Rem | Rizzoli International Publications |
Delirious New York | Koolhaas, Rem | The Monacelli Press |
Project Japan | Koolhaas, Rem et al. | TASCHEN |
Mies van der Rohe: The Krefeld Villas | Kleinman, Kent et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
KieranTimberlake: Inquiry | Kieran, Stephen et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
House | Keaton, Diane et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
American Splendor | Kathrens, Michael C. | Acanthus Press |
Newport Villas | Kathrens, Michael C. | W. W. Norton |
Great Houses of New York, 1880–1930 | Kathrens, Michael C. | Acanthus Press |
California Design 1930–1965 | Kaplan, Wendy | The MIT Press |
Tree Houses | Jodidio, Philip et al. | TASCHEN |
Álvaro Siza: Complete Works 1952–2013 | Jodidio, Philip | TASCHEN |
Discovering Architecture | Jodidio, Philip et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Architect: 1993–2006 | Jacobsen, Hugh Newell et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Pamphlet Architecture 11–20 | Holl, Steven | Princeton Architectural Press |
Steven Holl—Color Light Time | Holl, Steven | Lars Müller Publishers |
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture | Hill, John | W. W. Norton |
Thermal Delight in Architecture | Heschong, Lisa | The MIT Press |
Architecture’s Desire | Hays, K. Michael | The MIT Press |
Theater of Architecture | Hardy, Hugh | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Four States of Architecture | Hanrahan, Thomas et al. | John Wiley & Sons |
All the Buildings in New York *That I’ve Drawn So Far | Hancock, James Gulliver | Rizzoli International Publications |
James Turrell: A Retrospective | Govan, Michael et al. | Prestel Publishing |
Tomorrow’s Houses | Gorlin, Alexander et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Experiments with Life Itself | González de Canales, Francisco | Actar |
Ballpark | Goldberger, Paul | Knopf |
Why Architecture Matters | Goldberger, Paul | Yale University Press |
The World Trade Center Remembered | Goldberger, Paul et al. | Abbeville Press |
Make It Fabulous | Georgis, William T. et al. | The Monacelli Press |
The Planning Game | Garvin, Alexander | W. W. Norton |
Mastering Tradition: The Residential Architecture of John Russell Pope | Garrison, James B. | Acanthus Press |
Reveal: Studio Gang Architects | Gang, Jeanne | Princeton Architectural Press |
Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects | Gang, Jeanne et al. | Yale University Press |
Aesthetic Theory | Gage, Mark Foster | W. W. Norton |
Sou Fujimoto: Sketchbook | Fujimoto, Sou | Lars Müller Publishers |
Five North American Architects | Frampton, Kenneth | Lars Müller Publishers |
Modern Architecture: A Critical History | Frampton, Kenneth | Thames & Hudson |
Labour, Work and Architecture | Frampton, Kenneth | Phaidon Press |
A Genealogy of Modern Architecture | Frampton, Kenneth | Lars Müller Publishers |
Kengo Kuma: Complete Works | Frampton, Kenneth | Thames & Hudson |
The Architectural Detail | Ford, Edward R. | Princeton Architectural Press |
20th-Century World Architecture: The Phaidon Atlas | Editors of Phaidon Press, | Phaidon Press |
Dream House | Dietz, Ulysses Grant et al. | Acanthus Press |
Gyroscopic Horizons | Denari, Neil M. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Eames: Beautiful Details | Demetrios, Eames et al. | AMMO Books |
The Most Beautiful Opera Houses in the World | de Laubier, Guillaume et al. | Abrams |
A Guide to Archigram 1961–74 | Crompton, Dennis | Princeton Architectural Press |
Modern Architecture | Colquhoun, Alan | Oxford University Press |
Clip Stamp Fold | Colomina, Beatriz et al. | Actar |
Architecture in Uniform | Cohen, Jean-Louis | Yale University Press |
Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes | Cohen, Jean-Louis et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Saving Wright | Chusid, Jeffrey M. | W. W. Norton |
The Library | Campbell, James W. P. et al. | The University of Chicago Press |
Living in the Endless City | Burdett, Ricky et al. | Phaidon Press |
Eliot Noyes | Bruce, Gordon | Phaidon Press |
Torre David | Brillembourg, Alfredo et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Imperfect Health | Borasi, Giovanna et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
The Nature of Circumstance | Bohlin, Peter et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
100 Years of Architectural Drawing | Bingham, Neil | Laurence King Publishing |
The Raw and the Cooked | Bialobrzeski, Peter | Hatje Cantz |
Foreclosed | Bergdoll, Barry | The Museum of Modern Art |
Home Delivery | Bergdoll, Barry et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Rising Currents | Bergdoll, Barry | The Museum of Modern Art |
Bauhaus 1919–1933 | Bergdoll, Barry et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Classic & Modern: Signature Styles | Barlis, Alan et al. | ORO Editions |
Groundwork: Between Landscape and Architecture | Balmori, Diana et al. | The Monacelli Press |
Informal | Balmond, Cecil | Prestel Publishing |
Solomon’s Temple | Balfour, Alan | John Wiley & Sons |
Spatial Agency | Awan, Nishat et al. | Routledge |
Design Like You Give a Damn [2] | Architecture for Humanity, et al. | Abrams |
A Pattern Language | Alexander, Christopher et al. | Oxford University Press |
Norman Bel Geddes Designs America | Albrecht, Donald et al. | Abrams |
On the Art of Building in Ten Books | Alberti, Leon Battista | The MIT Press |
African Metropolitan Architecture | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications |
A House for an Art Collector | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications |
Authoring | Adjaye, David et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream | Watts, Jennifer A. et al. | Yale University Press |
Post-Ductility | Bell, Michael et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
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Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy by John Lobell
Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy
By John Lobell
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Published: June 2020
Noted Louis I.Kahn expert John Lobell explores how Kahn’s focus on structure, respect for materials, clarity of program, and reverence for details come together to manifest an overall philosophy.
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn by Harriet Pattison
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn
By Harriet Pattison
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: October 2020
An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn. Harriet Pattison, FASLA, is a distinguished landscape architect. She was Louis Kahn’s romantic partner from 1959 to 1974, and his collaborator on the landscapes of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, and the F.D.R. Memorial/Four Freedoms Park, New York. She is the mother of their son, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn.
Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
By Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: October 4, 2019
A new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld’s perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn’s life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century’s most important architects. Kahn’s Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo.
Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context by David Raizman
Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context
By David Raizman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: December 2020
An innovative approach to graphic design that uses a series of key artifacts from the history of print culture in light of their specific historical contexts. It encourages the reader to look carefully and critically at print advertising, illustration, posters, magazine art direction, and typography, often addressing issues of class, race, and gender.
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian by Rick Poynor
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian
By Rick Poynor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 2020
A comprehensive overview of the work and legacy of David King (1943–2016), whose fascinating career bridged journalism, graphic design, photography, and collecting. King launched his career at Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine in the 1960s, starting as a designer and later branching out into image-led journalism, blending political activism with his design work.
Teaching Graphic Design History by Steven Heller
Teaching Graphic Design History
By Steven Heller
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: June 2019
An examination of the concerted efforts, happy accidents, and key influences of the practice throughout the years, Teaching Graphic Design History is an illuminating resource for students, practitioners, and future teachers of the subject.
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