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| Star Wars: The Blueprints | Rinzler, J. W. | Epic Ink | $500.00 |
| Wirrwarr | Mayer H., Jürgen et al. | Hatje Cantz | $300.00 |
| Alexander Girard | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books | $200 |
| Bals | Foulkes, Nicholas | Assouline | $175.00 |
| The Ruins of Detroit | Marchand, Yves et al. | Steidl | $125.00 |
| African Metropolitan Architecture | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications | $100.00 |
| Seven Books Grey | Dean, Tacita | Steidl | $98.00 |
| Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible | Lovell, Sophie | Phaidon Press | $95.00 |
| Edward Durell Stone | Stone, Hicks | Rizzoli International Publications | $85.00 |
| Hussein Chalayan | Violette, Robert et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $85.00 |
| Collected | Gladwell, Malcolm et al. | Little, Brown and Co. | $80.00 |
| Ready to Print | Nickel, Kristina | Gestalten | $78.00 |
| Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design | Kirkham, Pat et al. | Laurence King Publishing | $75.00 |
| Gerrit Rietveld | van Zijl, Ida | Phaidon Press | $75.00 |
| Cédric Delsaux: Dark Lens | Delsaux, Cédric | Editions Xavier Barral | $75.00 |
| Living in the Endless City | Burdett, Ricky et al. | Phaidon Press | $69.95 |
| Visual Storytelling | Klanten, Robert et al. | Gestalten | $68.00 |
| Cecil Beaton | Albrecht, Donald | Rizzoli International Publications | $65.00 |
| Maharam Agenda | Maharam, Michael | Lars Müller Publishers | $65.00 |
| Tomorrow’s Houses | Gorlin, Alexander et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $65.00 |
| Redheaded Peckerwood | Patterson, Christian | MACK | $65.00 |
| Balenciaga and Spain | Bowles, Hamish | Rizzoli International Publications | $65.00 |
| Richard Prince: American Prayer | Rubin, Robert | Rizzoli International Publications | $65.00 |
| Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention | Ryan, Zoë | Yale University Press | $60.00 |
| Julius Shulman, Los Angeles | Lubell, Sam et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $60.00 |
| Textiles, the Whole Story: Uses, Meanings, Significances | Gordon, Beverly | Thames & Hudson | $60.00 |
| California Design 1930–1965 | Kaplan, Wendy | The MIT Press | $60.00 |
| Menu Design in America | Heller, Steven et al. | TASCHEN | $59.99 |
| Project Japan | Koolhaas, Rem et al. | TASCHEN | $59.99 |
| KieranTimberlake: Inquiry | Kieran, Stephen et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $55.00 |
| Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | Immordino Vreeland, Lisa | Abrams | $55.00 |
| TD 63-73: Total Design and Its Pioneering Role in Graphic Design | Bos, Ben | Unit Editions | $55.00 |
| The Latin American Photobook | Fernández, Horacio et al. | Aperture | $52.00 |
| Architecture in Uniform | Cohen, Jean-Louis | Yale University Press | $50.00 |
| A House for an Art Collector | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications | $50.00 |
| Maps | Scher, Paula | Princeton Architectural Press | $50.00 |
| The Houses of William Wurster: Frames for Living | Brostrom, Caitlin Lempres et al. | Princeton Architectural Press | $50.00 |
| Katie Ridder: Rooms | MacIsaac, Heather | Abrams | $50.00 |
| Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty | Bolton, Andrew | Yale University Press | $50.00 |
| Groundwork: Between Landscape and Architecture | Balmori, Diana et al. | The Monacelli Press | $50.00 |
| Bob Gill, so far. | Gill, Bob | Laurence King Publishing | $50.00 |
| Voiture Minimum | Amado Lorenzo, Antonio | The MIT Press | $49.95 |
| Roberto Burle Marx: The Modernity of Landscape | El-Dahdah, Farès et al. | Actar | $49.95 |
| To Make a World | Nemerov, Alexander | Yale University Press | $45.00 |
| Toward a New Interior | Weinthal, Lois | Princeton Architectural Press | $45.00 |
| Reveal: Studio Gang Architects | Gang, Jeanne | Princeton Architectural Press | $45.00 |
| Pamphlet Architecture 11–20 | Holl, Steven | Princeton Architectural Press | $45.00 |
| Urban Design Since 1945 | Shane, David Grahame | John Wiley & Sons | $45.00 |
| Identify | Chermayeff, Ivan et al. | Print Publishing | $45.00 |
| The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture | Pallasmaa, Juhani | John Wiley & Sons | $45.00 |
| Spatial Agency | Awan, Nishat et al. | Routledge | $44.95 |
| Believing Is Seeing | Morris, Errol | Penguin | $40.00 |
| Sagmeister: Another Book About Promotion and Sales Material | Sagmeister, Stefan et al. | Abrams | $40.00 |
| The Architectural Detail | Ford, Edward R. | Princeton Architectural Press | $40.00 |
| Symbol | Hyland, Angus et al. | Laurence King Publishing | $40.00 |
| Beauty Is in the Street | Kugelberg, Johan et al. | Four Corners Books; distributed by D.A.P. | $40.00 |
| A Taxonomy of Office Chairs | Olivares, Jonathan | Phaidon Press | $39.95 |
| New York: The Story of a Great City | Henry, Sarah | André Deutsch | $39.95 |
| Helvetica and the New York City Subway System | Shaw, Paul | The MIT Press | $39.95 |
| Combinatory Urbanism | Mayne, Thom | Stray Dog Cafe | $39.95 |
| Ootje Oxenaar: Designer + Commissioner | Kuijpers, Els | nai010 Publishers | $38.35 |
| Floating Worlds | Neumeyer, Peter F. | Pomegranate Press | $35.00 |
| The Agile City | Russell, James | Island Press | $35.00 |
| Steve Jobs | Isaacson, Walter | Simon & Schuster | $35.00 |
| By the City/For the City | Guiney, Anne et al. | Institute for Urban Design | $35.00 |
| Design*Sponge at Home | Bonney, Grace | Artisan | $35.00 |
| Cultural Connectives: Bridging the Latin and Arabic Alphabets | Rjeily, Rana Abou | Mark Batty Publisher | $34.95 |
| Spacesuit | de Monchaux, Nicholas | The MIT Press | $34.95 |
| Rebels in Paradise | Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter | Henry Holt and Company | $32,50 |
| Radioactive | Redniss, Lauren | HarperCollins | $29.99 |
| Design with the Other 90%: Cities | Smith, Cynthia | Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum | $29.95 |
| Rethinking Design and Interiors | Caan, Shashi | Laurence King Publishing | $29.95 |
| Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture | Hill, John | W. W. Norton | $29.95 |
| Triumph of the City | Glaeser, Edward | Penguin | $29.95 |
| High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky | David, Joshua et al. | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | $29.95 |
| Usefulness in Small Things | Colin, Kim et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $29.95 |
| Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books | $29.95 |
| Flying Without a Net | DeLong, Thomas J. | Harvard Business Review Press | $29.95 |
| Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey | Brook, Tony et al. | Unit Editions | $27.00 |
| And I Shall Have Some Peace There | Roach, Margaret | Grand Central Publishing | $25.99 |
| Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul | Schultz, Howard et al. | Rodale | $25.99 |
| Typography for Lawyers | Butterick, Matthew | Jones McClure Publishing | $25.00 |
| Rising Currents | Bergdoll, Barry | The Museum of Modern Art | $24.95 |
| The Death and Life of Great American Cities: 50th Anniversary Edition | Jacobs, Jane | Random House/Modern Library | $23.00 |
| 100 Artists’ Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists | Danchev, Alex | Penguin | $20.99 |
| New York Bikes | Castagnetti, Michele | Self Published | $19.99 |
| Why We Broke Up | Handler, Daniel et al. | Little, Brown and Co. | $19.99 |
| People | Blexbolex, | Enchanted Lion Books | $19.95 |
| The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch | Thwaites, Thomas | Princeton Architectural Press | $19.95 |
| Designing for Emotion | Walter, Aarron | A Book Apart | $18.00 |
| Kissing Architecture | Lavin, Sylvia | Princeton University Press | $16.95 |
| How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive | Boucher, Christopher | Melville House | $15.00 |
| Missed Connections | Blackall, Sophie | Workman | $13.95 |
| 344 Questions | Bucher, Stefan | New Riders Press | $11.99 |
| OLIVE (A Handbook to Protect Your Life) | Nosigner, | Media Factory | ¥ 1,000 ($12.88) |
| Bossypants | Fey, Tina | Little, Brown and Co. | |
| Less and More | Ueki-Polet, Keiko et al. | Gestalten | |
| Atlas | Richter, Gerhard | Walther König Verlag | |
| Graphic Design: Now in Production | Lupton, Ellen et al. | Walker Art Center; distributed by D.A.P. | |
| Chi ha paura...?-Who’s afraid...? | Cappellieri, Alba | Electa | |
| Food Rules | Pollan, Michael et al. | Penguin | |
| Gerhard Richter: Panorama | Godfrey, Mark et al. | Tate Gallery Publishing |
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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.
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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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