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Books about objects, space, and how people live with both. Architecture first; everyday design and more shelves to follow.

Architecture

Books that shape how architects see buildings, objects, and space, drawn from a Master's in Architecture and the years of practice since. Selected for students, recent graduates, and anyone who wants to read architecture seriously.

Architecture, Vol. 1
Architecture, Vol. 1

Vol. 1Full list on Amazon

  • (01)Manual of Section
    Manual of SectionLTL Architects
    For learning to think in cuts rather than plans.
    Amazon
  • (02)Manual of Biogenic House Sections
    Manual of Biogenic House SectionsLTL Architects
    The same method applied to low-carbon houses.
    Amazon
  • (03)Embodied Energy and Design
    Embodied Energy and DesignDavid Benjamin, ed.
    On making buildings accountable for their materials.
    Amazon
  • (04)Office for Political Innovation
    Office for Political InnovationAndrés Jaque
    On architecture as a political act.
    Amazon
  • (05)Are We Human?
    Are We Human?Beatriz Colomina & Mark Wigley
    On design as the thing that makes us human.
    Amazon
Architecture, Vol. 2
Architecture, Vol. 2

Vol. 2Full list on Amazon

  • (01)The Architecture of Closed Worlds
    The Architecture of Closed WorldsLydia Kallipoliti
    On sealed environments and what buildings do with their own waste.
    Amazon
  • (02)How to Live in a Flat
    How to Live in a FlatHeath Robinson & K.R.G. Browne
    A 1936 comic guide to small-space living that is still accurate.
    Amazon
  • (03)Philosophy of the Home
    Philosophy of the HomeEmanuele Coccia
    On why domestic space matters more than the city.
    Amazon
  • (04)Aeropolis
    AeropolisNerea Calvillo
    On air as something architecture designs, whether it admits it or not.
    Amazon
  • (05)We the Bacteria
    We the BacteriaBeatriz Colomina & Mark Wigley
    On buildings as living systems.
    Amazon