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American Gardens
Sam Watters, ed.
Acanthus Press
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Abstract City
Christoph Niemann
Abrams
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Adversarial Design
Carl DiSalvo
The MIT Press
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Aesthetic Theory
Mark Foster Gage
W. W. Norton
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African Metropolitan Architecture
David Adjaye
Rizzoli International Publications
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After Taste
Kent Kleinman et al.
Princeton Architectural Press
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Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover
Kevin Reagan et al.
TASCHEN
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Alexander Girard
Todd Oldham et al.
AMMO Books
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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
Andrew Bolton et al.
Yale University Press
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American Splendor
Michael C. Kathrens
Acanthus Press
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The Architectural Detail
Edward R. Ford
Princeton Architectural Press
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Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color
Bernard Tschumi
Rizzoli International Publications
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Architecture in Uniform
Jean-Louis Cohen
Yale University Press
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Architecture’s Desire
K. Michael Hays
The MIT Press
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The Art of Looking Sideways
Alan Fletcher
Phaidon Press
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Asylum
Christopher Payne et al.
The MIT Press
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Lars Müller Publishers
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The Avant-Garde Applied (1890–1950)
Manuel Fontán del Junco, et al.
Fundación Juan March
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Axel Vervoordt: Timeless Interiors
Armelle Baron
Rizzoli International Publications
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Bauhaus 1919–1933
Barry Bergdoll et al.
The Museum of Modern Art
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Becoming a Graphic Designer
Steven Heller
John Wiley & Sons
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The Biography of a Building
Witold Rybczynski
Thames & Hudson
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Blown Covers
Françoise Mouly
Abrams
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Bob Gill
Laurence King Publishing
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The Book of Books
Mathieu Lommen, ed.
Thames & Hudson
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Brand Bible: The Complete Guide to Building, Designing and Sustaining Brands
Debbie Millman, ed.
Rockport Publishers
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Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects
Jeanne Gang et al.
Yale University Press
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California Design 1930–1965
Wendy Kaplan. ed.
The MIT Press
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Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life
Todd Oldham et al.
AMMO Books
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Charley Harper’s Animal Kingdom
Charley Harper et al.
AMMO Books
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China’s Design Revolution
Lorraine Justice
The MIT Press
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Clip Stamp Fold
Beatriz Colomina, ed. et al.
Actar
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The Color Revolution
Regina Lee Blaszczyk
The MIT Press
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Comics Sketchbooks
Steven Heller
Thames & Hudson
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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Robert Venturi
The Museum of Modern Art
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Cradle to Cradle
William McDonough et al.
North Point Press
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Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!)
George Lois
Phaidon Press
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David Hicks: A Life of Design
Ashley Hicks
Rizzoli International Publications
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Defining Luxury
Jeffrey Bilhuber
Rizzoli International Publications
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Design Is a Job
Mike Monteiro
A Book Apart
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