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
6th out of 115 books — 158 voters
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)
8th out of 249 books — 176 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)
2nd out of 153 books — 53 voters
Gaia's Garden by Toby HemenwayThe One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu FukuokaPermaculture by Bill MollisonThe Humanure Handbook by Joseph C. JenkinsEdible Forest Gardens, Vol. 1 by Dave Jacke
The Best Permaculture Books Ever
8th out of 124 books — 119 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
12th out of 119 books — 95 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterImpro by Keith Johnstone"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanSeeing Like a State by James C. Scott
Ingroup
16th out of 179 books — 56 voters

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderCity of Quartz by Mike DavisTriumph of the City by Edward L. GlaeserThe High Cost of Free Parking by Donald C. Shoup
Urban Planning and City History
2nd out of 75 books — 33 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
6738th out of 31,959 books — 121,322 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)
3rd out of 38 books — 16 voters
The Art of Game Design by Jesse SchellA Theory Of Fun For Game Design by Ralph KosterThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanRules of Play by Katie Salen TekinbaşEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George Kalmpourtzis
Books Game Designers Should Read
25th out of 107 books — 116 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
6th out of 37 books — 6 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
2nd out of 113 books — 11 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
3rd out of 102 books — 11 voters
Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe Flaneur by Edmund WhiteLondon by Peter AckroydThe Old Ways by Robert MacfarlaneGuy Debord and the Situationist International by Tom McDonough
Psychogeography
15th out of 210 books — 39 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
15360th out of 76,940 books — 286,322 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd GilbertNew Capitalist Manifesto by Umair HaqueThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggA Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander
Community Builder
5th out of 25 books — 12 voters

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew FrederickTowards a New Architecture by Le CorbusierExperiencing Architecture by Steen Eiler RasmussenA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderModernism without Rhetoric by Edited by: Helena Webster
Beginning an Architecture Library (nonfiction)
4th out of 26 books — 11 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
5th out of 28 books — 18 voters

The Great Neighborhood Book by Jay WalljasperWalkable City by Jeff SpeckA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderLatino Placemaking and Planning by Jesus J. LaraStrong Towns by Charles L. Marohn Jr.
Best Placemaking Books
3rd out of 79 books — 6 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)
9th out of 32 books — 18 voters

Metamagical Themas by Douglas R. HofstadterPattern Poetry by Dick HigginsA Catalogue of Body Patterning in Cephalopoda by Luciana BorrelliFire Pattern by Bob ShawA Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander
Cultivating "Pattern" Obliviousness
5th out of 182 books — 4 voters
Dystopia by Archimedes MuzendaThe Urban Mystique by Josh StephensThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHappy City by Charles MontgomeryA Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander
Urban Planning & Design
5th out of 44 books — 12 voters

A Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderArchitectural Thought by Michael BrawneLooking Around by Witold RybczynskiNeon Spectacular by Kody ShaferArchitecture As Space by Bruno Zevi
Architectural References
1st out of 137 books — 4 voters
The User Illusion by Tor NørretrandersFinding Your Perfect Love by Arthur ClarkMaking the Most of Your Llama by Linda C. BeattieHidden Order by David D. FriedmanMaps of the Mind by Charles Hampden-Turner
The Sims: A Reading List
1st out of 11 books — 2 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudThe Ecological Approach to Visual Perception by James J. GibsonA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderVisualizing Data by Ben Fry
Information Experience Design Reading List
4th out of 42 books — 7 voters
The Invisible Game by Zoltan AndrejkovicsEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisHomo Ludens by Johan HuizingaRules of Play by Katie Salen TekinbaşFlow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
50 Books for Everyone in the Game Industry
50th out of 77 books — 50 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
1st out of 63 books — 2 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
6479th out of 14,821 books — 15,008 voters

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
239th out of 3,131 books — 478 voters
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsEvicted by Matthew DesmondDystopia by Archimedes MuzendaThe Urban Mystique by Josh StephensTriumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser
Urban Studies for Everyone (nonfiction)
7th out of 65 books — 22 voters

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