Architectural History and Theory Books

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Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective (Writing Architecture) Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective (Writing Architecture)
by (shelved 2 times as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.56 — 25 ratings — published 2012
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Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,659 ratings — published 1978
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Water and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Matter (The Bachelard Translations) Water and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Matter (The Bachelard Translations)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 623 ratings — published 1942
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The Poetics of Reverie: Childhood, Language, and the Cosmos The Poetics of Reverie: Childhood, Language, and the Cosmos (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 687 ratings — published 1960
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Air and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Movement (Bachelard Translation Series) Air and Dreams: An Essay on the Imagination of Movement (Bachelard Translation Series)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 255 ratings — published 1943
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The Poetics of Space The Poetics of Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 11,099 ratings — published 1957
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Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.84 — 19 ratings — published
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How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.74 — 400 ratings — published 2013
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The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture (Architectural Design Primer) The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture (Architectural Design Primer)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.36 — 743 ratings — published 2009
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Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.38 — 212 ratings — published 1979
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,863 ratings — published 1994
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The Timeless Way of Building The Timeless Way of Building (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,631 ratings — published 1978
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,406 ratings — published 1977
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Questions of space: Lectures on architecture (Text / Architectural Association) Questions of space: Lectures on architecture (Text / Architectural Association)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published
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Toward A Minor Architecture Toward A Minor Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.95 — 83 ratings — published 2012
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Viollet-Le-Duc: The French Gothic Revival Viollet-Le-Duc: The French Gothic Revival (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2002
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A History of Housing in New York City A History of Housing in New York City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 45 ratings — published 1990
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The architecture of war The architecture of war (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1973
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Verb Connection Verb Connection (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.20 — 5 ratings — published 2003
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Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 49 ratings — published 2005
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Prophets of Zoom Prophets of Zoom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.15 — 13 ratings — published 2007
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Le Corbusier: Le Modulor and Modulor 2 Le Corbusier: Le Modulor and Modulor 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 232 ratings — published 1954
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Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000 Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 62 ratings — published 2008
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Mayan (Architecture of the World, 10) Mayan (Architecture of the World, 10)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.17 — 6 ratings — published
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The Place of Houses The Place of Houses (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.70 — 122 ratings — published 1974
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The Mirror, the Window, and the Telescope: How Renaissance Linear Perspective Changed Our Vision of the Universe The Mirror, the Window, and the Telescope: How Renaissance Linear Perspective Changed Our Vision of the Universe (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 26 ratings — published 2009
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Architecture Since 1945: Sources and Directions Architecture Since 1945: Sources and Directions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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The International Style The International Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.75 — 93 ratings — published 1966
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First Moderns: The Architects of the Eighteenth Century First Moderns: The Architects of the Eighteenth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 1980
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Minimalisms Minimalisms (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published 2000
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Bernini (Penguin Art and Architecture) Bernini (Penguin Art and Architecture)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 246 ratings — published 1966
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The New Architecture and The Bauhaus The New Architecture and The Bauhaus (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.86 — 244 ratings — published 1965
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Modern Movements in Architecture (Penguin Art & Architecture) Modern Movements in Architecture (Penguin Art & Architecture)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.81 — 93 ratings — published 1973
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Point and Line to Plane (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) Point and Line to Plane (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,693 ratings — published 1926
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Adolf Loos Adolf Loos (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 1996
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 92,310 ratings — published 1912
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The Dynamics of Architectural Form The Dynamics of Architectural Form (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 103 ratings — published 1977
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Towards a New Architecture Towards a New Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,939 ratings — published 1923
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Leon Battista Alberti: Universal Man of the Early Renaissance Leon Battista Alberti: Universal Man of the Early Renaissance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1969
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The Architecture of Michelangelo The Architecture of Michelangelo (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 32 ratings — published 1971
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Socrates' Ancestor: An Essay on Architectural Beginnings Socrates' Ancestor: An Essay on Architectural Beginnings (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.44 — 34 ratings — published 1993
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Against Architecture: The Writings of Georges Bataille (October Books) Against Architecture: The Writings of Georges Bataille (October Books)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.90 — 82 ratings — published 1974
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Bernard Tschumi: Questions of Space Bernard Tschumi: Questions of Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 2004
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The Master Builders: Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright The Master Builders: Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 128 ratings — published 1960
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Mannerism (Style and Civilization) Mannerism (Style and Civilization)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.76 — 83 ratings — published 1967
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Architecture and Modernity: A Critique Architecture and Modernity: A Critique (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 46 ratings — published 1999
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Perspective as Symbolic Form Perspective as Symbolic Form (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 648 ratings — published 1927
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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,904 ratings — published 1957
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Heavenly Mansions and other essays on architecture Heavenly Mansions and other essays on architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.96 — 24 ratings — published 1949
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The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture) The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture)
by (shelved 1 time as architectural-history-and-theory)
avg rating 3.44 — 39 ratings — published 1914
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