Architecture

Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton, from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing, and construction, usually of buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements. ...more

Maintenance of Everything: Part One
Feng Shui Modern
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Colony Club
Philosophy of the Home: Domestic Space and Happiness
Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life
Fundamentals of Data Engineering: Plan and Build Robust Data Systems
Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
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Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread
A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
Thinking Architecture
The Poetics of Space
The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Ten Books on Architecture
In Praise of Shadows
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The Image of the City
Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects
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Winston S. Churchill
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.
Winston S. Churchill

Robert A. Heinlein
Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget. ...more
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