2026 Reading Challenge
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)
30th out of 249 books — 176 voters
The Poetics of Space by Gaston BachelardTowards a New Architecture by Le CorbusierYes is More by Bjarke Ingels GroupArchitecture by Francis D. K. ChingInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino
An Architect's Library
28th out of 59 books — 27 voters

Crabgrass Frontier by Kenneth T. JacksonPrivatopia by Evan McKenzieThe Geography of Nowhere by James Howard KunstlerA Field Guide to Sprawl by Dolores HaydenFortress America by Edward James Blakely
McMansion Hell Reading List
6th out of 14 books — 3 voters
Final Thoughts by John Thomas GrantA Book About Absolutely Nothing. by I.M. NobodyKlimt by Gilles NéretLooking at Mexico / Mexico Looks Back by Janet SternburgCHINA by Tom Carter
Coffee Table Books
243rd out of 352 books — 121 voters

The Archisutra by Miguel BolivarThe World by Design by A. Eugene KohnEvolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper by Min-Gyu SeolModern Architecture Since 1900 by William J.R. CurtisModern Architecture by Alan Colquhoun
Best Modern Architecture (nonfiction)
2nd out of 12 books — 7 voters
The Archisutra by Miguel Bolivar101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew FrederickA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderSolar Energy On A Shoestring Budget by Jay HamiltonThe World by Design by A. Eugene Kohn
Essential Architecture Reading
8th out of 17 books — 6 voters

I quattro libri dell'architettura by Andrea PalladioWhy Old Places Matter by Thompson M. MayesArchitectural Principles in the Age of Humanism by Rudolf WittkowerArchitect and Engineer by Andrew SaintModern Architecture Since 1900 by William J.R. Curtis
Best books on Architectural History
5th out of 6 books — 2 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
101st out of 102 books — 11 voters

A Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderArchitectural Thought by Michael BrawneLooking Around by Witold RybczynskiNeon Spectacular by Kody ShaferAtlanta Architecture by Robert M. Craig
Architectural References
33rd out of 137 books — 4 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
69th out of 100 books — 1 voter


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