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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorFimbulwinter by E. William BrownSuper Sales on Super Heroes by William D. ArandDungeon Born by Dakota KroutThe Land by Aleron Kong
Empire building, conquering & ruling
202 books — 272 voters
Dungeon Born by Dakota KroutAncient Ruins by Benjamin MedranoThe Slime Dungeon by Jeffrey "Falcon" LogueWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorDungeon Spawned by D.R. Rosier
Protagonist is a Dungeon
67 books — 166 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesClean Sweep by Ilona AndrewsSweep in Peace by Ilona AndrewsPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeChildren of the Wandering House by Lois Wickstrom
Sentient Houses
180 books — 88 voters
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Our house in the middle of our street
350 books — 78 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanThe Flatshare by Beth O'LearyThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Apartment Building Fiction
192 books — 44 voters
Hold Fast by Blue BalliettA House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly GiffLucky Little Things by Janice ErlbaumThe Amersham Rubies by Rhys BowenDominicana by Angie Cruz
Building Fronts
193 books — 35 voters

The Great Good Place by Ray OldenburgThe Abundant Community by John McKnightTiny Victory Gardens by Acadia TuckerMore Work For Mother by Ruth Schwartz CowanFarming As A Spiritual Discipline by Ragan Sutterfield
Best Books on Livable Communities
280 books — 33 voters
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonSlade House by David Mitchell
Odd Architecture
118 books — 30 voters

Hoot by Carl HiaasenThe Beauty in Her Soul by Vesela PattonFlush by Carl HiaasenM.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia HamiltonThe Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg
Kids versus Property Developers
203 books — 22 voters
Rosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers by Andrea BeatyAda Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers by Andrea BeatyIggy Peck, Architect (The Questioneers by Andrea BeatyAll the World by Liz Garton ScanlonWhat To Do With a Box by Jane Yolen
Build A Better World - Summer Reading Club 2017
34 books — 21 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Novels with Buildings on the Cover
458 books — 21 voters
The Not So Big House by Sarah SusankaReal Life by Jamil SoucarGet Your House Right by Marianne Cusato101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew FrederickThe Forever Home by Kevin Harris
Books for before you build or remodel your home (nonfiction)
24 books — 17 voters

The Saturdays by Elizabeth EnrightThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonBrown Girl, Brownstones by Paule MarshallRed at the Bone by Jacqueline WoodsonSize 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
NYC Brownstones
84 books — 17 voters
The Ghosts of Thorwald Place by Helen PowerRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinAudrey Rose by Frank De FelittaThe Graveyard Apartment by Mariko KoikeThirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims
Apartment and skyscraper horror
43 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)
26 books — 11 voters
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeUnseen Academicals by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternThe Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson
Big Labyrinthine Buildings
18 books — 9 voters

The Wall by Mary Roberts RinehartYoung at Midnight by Jennifer Ann ShoreA Dance in the Street by Charles Shea LemoneRibbin', jivin', and playin' the dozens by Herbert L. FosterThe Myth of the Walled-up Nun by Herbert Thurston
Brick Wall
88 books — 9 voters
Evolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper by Min-Gyu SeolGeometry of Design by Kimberly ElamThe Scallop by Ian CoxDigital Sangaku, Part II by Jean ConstantWhy Old Places Matter by Thompson M. Mayes
Design Composition
34 books — 7 voters

Joone by Emily Kate MoonThe Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann GrifalconiThe Round House by Louise ErdrichThe Decagon House Murders by Yukito AyatsujiThe Truth About Unicorns by Bonnie Jones Reynolds
Polygon / Round Houses: Hexa-, Octa-, Decagon, etc.
36 books — 7 voters
Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris BurnCoaster by Betsy DuffeyTony's Hard Work Day by Alan ArkinHans and Peter by Heidrun PetridesCars, Vans and Diggers by Polly Owen
Kid Builds House/Structure/Machine, Engineering & Architecture for Kids
51 books — 7 voters

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej SapkowskiNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenThe Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Title Challenge: Types Of Buildings
192 books — 7 voters
From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom WolfeThe Seven Lamps of Architecture by John RuskinToward an Architecture by Le Corbusier101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew FrederickWabi Sabi by Andrew Juniper
2016 holiday gift books for builders, architects, designers
17 books — 6 voters

Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David AndersonThe Good Neighbor by Amy Sue NathanWe Used To Live Here by Daniel HurstSnow Place Like Home by Laura PavlovAll Wrapped Up in You by Rosie Danan
Door Covers
25 books — 6 voters
The Crystal Palace by Phyllis EisensteinThe Glass Castle by Trisha White PriebeThe Crystal City by Nancy EtchemendyCity of Glass by Noel LoomisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Glass/Ice/Crystal Palace, Castle, City, etc.
70 books — 4 voters

Infidelities by Kirsty GunnStrange Houses by UketsuInformation Desk by Robyn SchiffMiss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin EdwardsBad Foundations by Brian Allen Carr
Floor Plan Covers
6 books — 4 voters
Sink by Joseph Earl ThomasLucky Little Things by Janice ErlbaumThe Oasis by Anne BuistThe Exhibitionist by Charlotte MendelsonThe Silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Isolated Building Covers
24 books — 4 voters

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe House That Sailed Away by Pat HutchinsThe Wild Little House by Eilís DillonMoominsummer Madness by Tove JanssonThe Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
House Goes Walkabout - Floats away, sails away, etc. from foundations
22 books — 3 voters
The Gamer, Season 1 by NOT A BOOKThe Gamer, Season 2 by NOT A BOOKThe Gamer, Season 3 by NOT A BOOKThe Gamer, Season 4 by Sangyoung SeongThe Legendary Mechanic by Qi Peijia
The LitLeague LitRPG Vault
17 books — 2 voters

Immortal Dark by Tigest GirmaBlood Slaves by Markus RedmondDreamwives by Claire NovakThe Peculiar Gift of July by Ashley ReamCarcoma by Layla Martínez
House in Hands
9 books — 2 voters
Terrace Story by Hilary LeichterBabbacombe's by Susan ScarlettPerfect Little World by Kevin WilsonProject Me 2.0 by Jan GangseiOs Maridos by Holly Gramazio
Dollhouse Covers
9 books — 1 voter

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