Architecture by Francis D.K. ChingNeufert Architects' Data, Third Edition by Ernst NeufertA Visual Dictionary of Architecture by Francis D.K. ChingThe Architecture of the City by Aldo RossiThe Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Must-Read Architecture Books (fiction and nonfiction)
22nd out of 249 books — 176 voters
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsWalkable City by Jeff SpeckThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroThe Image of the City by Kevin LynchHappy City by Charles Montgomery
Top Urban Planning Books of All Time
29th out of 115 books — 158 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDesign Basics Index by Jim KrauseThe Elements of Typographic Style by Robert BringhurstEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisDesigning With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman
Best Design Books
26th out of 119 books — 95 voters
The Four Books of Architecture by Andrea PalladioA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Ten Books on Architecture by VitruviusA Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia McAlesterBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross King
Best Traditional Architecture (nonfiction)
14th out of 153 books — 53 voters

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew FrederickAn Architectural Approach to Level Design by Christopher W. TottenArchitecture by Francis D. K. ChingThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. AlexanderA Theory Of Fun For Game Design by Ralph Koster
Level Art & Design - Basics and Advanced Topics
4th out of 37 books — 6 voters
Atmospheres by Peter ZumthorThe Poetics of Space by Gaston BachelardA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. AlexanderTwenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand by Simon Unwin
An Architect Reads
4th out of 102 books — 11 voters

Architecture by Francis D. K. ChingBuilding Construction Illustrated by Francis D.K. ChingA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Image of the City by Kevin LynchThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. Alexander
An Introduction to Architecture (nonfiction)
5th out of 38 books — 16 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
2272nd out of 7,899 books — 49,788 voters

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsArchitecture by Francis D. K. ChingLearning from Las Vegas by Robert VenturiComplexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert VenturiCritique of Everyday Life, Volume 1 by Henri Lefebvre
Books in Architecture School (nonfiction)
13th out of 32 books — 18 voters
Dive Into Design Patterns by Alexander ShvetsDesign Patterns Explained Simply by Alexander ShvetsHead First Design Patterns by Eric FreemanThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. AlexanderA Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander
Design Patterns
4th out of 28 books — 18 voters

The Power Broker by Robert A. CaroA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsPalaces for the People by Eric KlinenbergThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Urban Planning/Social Ecology
15th out of 113 books — 11 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
4915th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters

Defensible Space; Crime Prevention Through Urban Design. by Oscar NewmanBiomimicry by Janine M. BenyusWalkable City by Jeff SpeckHappy City by Charles MontgomeryThe Condition of Postmodernity by David Harvey
Architecture Books : 03
74th out of 100 books — 1 voter
One Man's View of the World by Lee Kuan YewBeyond the Core by Chris ZookThe Inmates Are Running the Asylum by Alan CooperLifespan by David A. SinclairGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
SB favourites
6th out of 26 books — 1 voter

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
1588th out of 3,131 books — 478 voters
Home Improvement by JacobinHousing a divided community by Charles Edward Bainbridge B...Deck Rebellion by Sean McAleerHousing as Intervention by Karen KubeyGround Control by Anna Minton
On Housing
20th out of 20 books — 3 voters

IT Dictionary by Adam KorgaStaff Engineer by Will LarsonDesigning Data-Intensive Applications by Martin KleppmannThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntBuilding a Career in Software by Daniel Heller
Software Engineering Books
25th out of 26 books — 10 voters
Cirque du Soleil by John U. BaconChallenges for Game Designers by Brenda BrathwaiteMan, Play and Games by Roger CailloisFinite and Infinite Games by James P. CarseRules of Play by Katie Salen Tekinbaş
The Art of Game Design 3rd Edition - Other Reading to Consider
41st out of 66 books — 1 voter

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochPython Handbook For Beginners. A Hands-On Crash Course For Ki... by Roman GurbanovStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonClean Architecture by Robert C. MartinClean Code by Robert C. Martin
Computer Science and Programming
31st out of 109 books — 34 voters
How Buildings Learn by Stewart BrandRenovation by Michael W. LitchfieldThe Low-Maintenance House by Gene LogsdonProfits in Buying and Renovating Homes by Lawrence DworinWalls Around Us by David Owen
Books for Time-kindly Buildings
17th out of 75 books — 1 voter

The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCirce by Madeline MillerThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
My all time Favourites as remembered on March 6th 2021
53rd out of 54 books — 4 voters
The Goal by Eliyahu M. GoldrattStart with Why by Simon SinekAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Marketing Machine by Ros ConkieThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Book Recommendations By Engineering Leaders
20th out of 30 books — 6 voters

A Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Oregon Experiment by Christopher W. AlexanderA New Theory of Urban Design by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Phenomenon of Life by Christopher W. Alexander
Pattern Language Books (excluding software related)
2nd out of 37 books — 1 voter
Sprint by Jake KnappReinventing Organizations by Frederic LalouxLinked by Albert-László BarabásiThe Beginning of Infinity by David DeutschWhere Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
Shifting Paradigms: Agile-related
41st out of 63 books — 4 voters

A Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Nature of Order by Christopher W. AlexanderGrammar of Film Language (Illustrated and Revised Edition) by Daniel ArijonPoetics by Aristotle
The Art of Game Design: Bibliography
2nd out of 63 books — 2 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerStumbling Toward Faith by Renee N. AltsonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
2013 C
28th out of 100 books — 6 voters

Shoe Dog by Phil KnightThe Information by James GleickSuperintelligence by Nick BostromCreativity, Inc. by Ed CatmullThe Evolution of Useful Things by Henry Petroski
Product Design Reading List
15th out of 55 books — 5 voters
The Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. AlexanderMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
The best ‘design‘ books that aren’t explicitly about design.
3rd out of 12 books — 2 voters

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum by Alan CooperThe Essential Persona Lifecycle by Tamara AdlinGetting Things Done by David AllenDesign Is a Job by Mike MonteiroPlanning for Everything by Peter Morville
ConveyUX 2018 books mentioned
34th out of 39 books — 3 voters
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. TufteCurationism by David BalzerThe Launch Book by Sanyin SiangDesigning Your Life by Bill BurnettSpark for the Fire by Ian Wharton
Design_UX_Tech_Museum_Reads
15th out of 16 books — 2 voters

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