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Architecture Reading List - 101 Books

A list of 101 architecture books curated from various reading lists, popular choices, and industry expert recommendations. This list is somewhat eclectic with books ranging from architectural theory, practical design, politics, and construction to name a few.
The books are all related to architecture specifically, there are a number of fictional, and non-fictional books alike, that are widely read by architects but have been left out.
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4 Books of Architecture (Andrea Palladio)
4 Books of Architecture
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Andrea Palladio
Alvar Aalto (Richard Weston)
Alvar Aalto
2
Richard Weston
The American City From the Civil War to the New Deal (G. Ciucci, B.L.L. Penta)
The American City From the Civil War to the New Deal
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G. Ciucci, B.L.L. Penta
The Anaesthetics of Architecture (Neil Leach)
The Anaesthetics of Architecture
4
Neil Leach
Analysing Architecture (Simon Unwin)
Analysing Architecture
5
Simon Unwin
Ando: Updated Version (Philip Jodidio)
Ando: Updated Version
6
Philip Jodidio
Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism (Rudolf Wittkower)
Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism
7
Rudolf Wittkower
The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely (Anthony Vidler)
The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely
8
Anthony Vidler
Architecture and Neuroscience (H Mallgrave, J Pallasmaa, and M A. Arbib)
Architecture and Neuroscience
9
H Mallgrave, J Pallasmaa, and M A. Arbib
Architecture and Utopia (Manfredo Tafuri)
Architecture and Utopia
10
Manfredo Tafuri
The Architecture of the City, (Aldo Rossi)
The Architecture of the City,
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Aldo Rossi
The Architecture of Happiness (De Botton)
The Architecture of Happiness
12
De Botton
The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (Geoffrey Scott)
The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste
13
Geoffrey Scott
The Architecture of Michelangelo (James S. Ackerman)
The Architecture of Michelangelo
14
James S. Ackerman
The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment (Reyner Banham)
The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment
15
Reyner Banham
Architecture Theory Since 1968 (K Michael Hays)
Architecture Theory Since 1968
16
K Michael Hays
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order (Francis Ching)
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
17
Francis Ching
Art and Fear
Art and Fear
18
ART AND ILLUSION by Ernest H. Gombrich
ART AND ILLUSION by Ernest H. Gombrich
19
The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two World-Systems (Christopher Alexander)
The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two World-Systems
20
Christopher Alexander
Bauhaus to Our House (Wolfe)
Bauhaus to Our House
21
Wolfe
Building Construction Illustrated (Francis Ching)
Building Construction Illustrated
22
Francis Ching
The Capsular Civilization: On the City in the Age of Fear (Lieven De Cauter and Véronique Patteeuw)
The Capsular Civilization: On the City in the Age of Fear
23
Lieven De Cauter and Véronique Patteeuw
Cedric Price Works (Cedric Price)
Cedric Price Works
24
Cedric Price
Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture (Peter Collins)
Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture
25
Peter Collins
Chicago's Famouse Buildings (Franz Schulze, Kevin Harrington)
Chicago's Famouse Buildings
26
Franz Schulze, Kevin Harrington
The Classical Language of Architecture (John Summerson)
The Classical Language of Architecture
27
John Summerson
The Coexistence of Neuroscience and Architecture (John Eberhard)
The Coexistence of Neuroscience and Architecture
28
John Eberhard
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (Louis Kahn)
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
29
Louis Kahn
Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures (Andrea Deplazes)
Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures
30
Andrea Deplazes
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
31
Jane Jacobs
Delirious New York (Rem Koolhaas)
Delirious New York
32
Rem Koolhaas
The Details of Modern Architecture (Edward R Ford)
The Details of Modern Architecture
33
Edward R Ford
Education of an Architect (John Hejduk)
Education of an Architect
34
John Hejduk
Elements (Rem Koolhaas)
Elements
35
Rem Koolhaas
Essays in Architectural Criticism (Alan Colquboun)
Essays in Architectural Criticism
36
Alan Colquboun
The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on Architecture (Frank Lloyd Wright)
The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on Architecture
37
Frank Lloyd Wright
Experiencing Architecture (Steen Eiler Rasmussen)
Experiencing Architecture
38
Steen Eiler Rasmussen
Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization (Richard Sennett)
Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization
39
Richard Sennett
Frank Lloyd Wright – His Life and Architecture (Robert C. Twombly)
Frank Lloyd Wright – His Life and Architecture
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Robert C. Twombly
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