An extensively revised and updated edition of a bestselling classic on modern architecture and its origins by Kenneth Frampton.Kenneth Frampton’s highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has been a classic since it first appeared in...

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The true story of the intimate relationship that gave birth to the Farnsworth House, a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture—and disintegrated into a bitter feud over love, money, gender, and the very nature of art.“An amazing story, brilliantly...

Fifty of the world's greatest modern buildings, from 1950 to the present, dissected and analyzed through specially commissioned freehand drawings After a period in which computation-derived architecture―driven by digital design tools, data analysis, and...

Originally published in 1951, this volume was created to mark the centenary of The Great Exhibition, an event which came to epitomise the Victorian age through its celebration of British manufacturing and cultural achievements. Through a highly readable...

A groundbreaking book by one of the world's leading historians of Chinese architectureTranslated by Alexandra Harrer.Fu Xinian is considered by many to be the world's leading historian of Chinese architecture. He is an expert on every type of Chinese...

Famed for his motto “less is more,” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and a hotly-debated tastemaker of twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience.Mies van der Rohe’s philosophy was one of...

The Homes World Wide series brings together unique, inspiring interiors by renowned photographers worldwide and is made in cooperation with photo agency Taverne Agency. The series consists of small, practical books (Homes World Wide - Compact) as well as...

An illuminating guide to a career as an architect written by art and design journalist Janelle Zara and based on the real-life experiences of two experts in the field—required reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession.Go behind...

Following the success of Quadrivium, Sciencia, Designa, and Trivium in the acclaimed Wooden Books series, Megalith is a compendium of writings about stone structures throughout history.How do you predict eclipses at Stonehenge? Why were stone monuments...

An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of history's most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin TowersBuildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling...

A Financial Times Best Book of the YearA Guardian Best Architecture Book of the Year“Sharp, revealing, funny.”―The Guardian“An original and even occasionally hilarious book about losing ideals and finding them again… [De Graaf] deftly shows that...

Based on documentation originating in the environmental sciences, history of science, philosophy and art, Architecture of Nature explores the materiality and the effects of the forces at play in the history of the earth through the architect’s modes of...

Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science BooksThe wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats,...