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Iconic buildings commissioned by women. The contribution of women to 20th-century modernism still receives relatively li......more
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Brilliant, sociable, amusing and utterly original, Clotilde Brewster defied all the odds by becoming an architect. This ......more
The 20 years between First and Second World Wars were a time of dramatic development for English people and their homes.......more
The result of years of research, this epic volume shows the global reach of the Art Nouveau idiom Modernismo, Jugendstil......more
An in-depth exploration of the work of Frederick Kiesler, the visionary architect, with a special focus on his Mobile Ho......more
A series of original essays on the history of British postwar architecture through the concept of performance--and the u......more
A particular history of how encounters between architects and people with disabilities transformed modern culture. Windo......more
A particular history of how encounters between architects and people with disabilities transformed modern culture. Windo......more
An examination of the complex connections in St. Louis among modern architecture, urban renewal, and racial and spatial ......more
The discipline of architecture is only starting to revise its understanding of the desert as tabula rasa, opening to con......more
A study of Albert Kahn Incorporated--the architecture firm closely associated with the Ford Motor Company and other auto......more
A collection of the work and writing of celebrated Cuban designer Clara Porset. Cuban-born, Mexico-based designer Clara ......more
An original, innovative and timely study on the cultural history of Cyprus under British rule, offering a new interpreta......more
Rewrites the history of architectural modernism for an age of environmental crisis and enduring colonialism....more
Rewrites the history of architectural modernism for an age of environmental crisis and enduring colonialism....more
How San Franciscans exploited natural resources such as redwood lumber to produce the first major metropolis of the Amer......more
The German-American architect, art critic, and urban planner Ludwig Hilberseimer was central to avant-garde art and arch......more
An exciting review of the history, architecture, and rescue of the Aluminaire House, a midcentury modern experimental ho......more
The first English anthology of the writings of a critical figure in the history of modern architecture in Europe. The fi......more
The most comprehensive book available on master architect and designer Marcel Breuer This acclaimed book is the most com......more
Edith Wharton’s The Decoration of Houses (1897), co-written with the architect Ogden Codman Jr., brought transatlantic f......more
A survey of the work of one of Chicago’s most prolific artists. Edgar Miller (1899-1993) arrived in Chicago in 1917 and,......more
How a protean mathematical object, the graph, ushered in new images, tools, and infrastructures for design and catalyzed......more
Architecture and design specialist Dominic Bradbury provides an unrivalled insight into the buildings that populate one ......more
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A landmark survey, offering a nuanced and deeply researched account of the career and life of the iconic modern architec......more
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At the turn of the 20th century, industrial manufacturing was expanding dramatically while factory buildings remained fi......more
Rustic Architecture in America 1887-1940 is a history of a series of misunderstood masterpieces, the log-based architect......more
Guadi’s unique contribution to the flowing lines of Art Nouveau are celebrated here in this fine new art calendar from F......more
Modernism is an important architectural style in which technological innovations are used for social purposes. The Curaç......more
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Architecture, Computing and the Second World War explores the history of digital architecture from the 1930s to the 1970......more
Nietzsche and Architecture explores Nietzsche’s relationship to the architects, buildings, and modern architectural move......more
Nietzsche and Architecture explores Nietzsche’s relationship to the architects, buildings, and modern architectural move......more
With its incorporation into architecture on a grand scale during the long nineteenth century, steel forever changed the ......more
"This book sets out to investigate the political, technological, and environmental dimensions of architecture at a momen......more
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The work of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) offers important insights into the wa......more
The work of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) offers important insights into the wa......more
This book orchestrates a convergence of two discourses from the 1960s--Nelson Goodman’s aesthetic theory on one side, an......more
Ländlicher Raum spielt eine oft unterschätzte Rolle für sozialen, ökonomischen oder ideologischen Wandel. Diese Rolle ka......more
Christopher Long’s latest volume of essays on the prestigious 19th-century architect, essayist and progenitor of moderni......more
The definitive book on one of the foremost modernist cities and architecture destinations in the USA: Columbus, Indiana ......more
(English/ French/ German) Glass is one of the most fascinating and versatile building materials in architectural history......more
Das Liebling Haus in Tel Aviv wurde 1936 nach Entwürfen des Architekten Dov Karmi für das aus Europa geflohene Ehepaar T......more
Commendation, the Colvin Prize 2023 (Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain) Reconstruction explores the i......more
Richard Neutra (1892-1970), an iconic figure in twentieth-century modern architecture, is particularly well known for hi......more
Luis Barragán (1902-1985) was a preeminent Mexican architect known for spare formulations and documentation of his desig......more
A stylish celebration of some of the greatest buildings in Britain, from the 20th century and beyond, from the country’s......more
The comprehensive story of an icon of modern architecture: the Edith Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der Rohe One......more
The turn of the nineteenth century saw an extraordinary flowering of invention in architecture and design, leading to th......more
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A historical account of the development of nationalism in Iranian architecture between 1905 and 2015. Nationalism in Arc......more
This books traces the rise to prominence in the twentieth-century of a sub-genre of gothic fiction that is, emphatically......more
The intuitive design, sun-lit spaces, and tranquil vibe of modernist houses have an enduring appeal today. But can these......more
- Professor Clive Aslet, chairman of the Lutyens Trust, reveals the journey behind the buildings designed by Lutyens. Th......more
Focused on an early twentieth-century home in Texarkana, Arkansas, Doris Douglas Davis’s The Ahern Home of Texarkana off......more
This book provides a bidirectional investigation of Asia’s spatiotemporality by asking how Asia is located and how local......more
From 1907 to 1967, a network of reservoirs and aqueducts was built across more than one million acres in upstate New Yor......more
Impromptu hiding places show the architectural creativity of Jewish people fleeing from persecution During the Holocaust......more
Das neue Wiener Pratermuseum - die Publikation zur Ausstellung Mitten im Zentrum des Wiener "Wurstelpraters", am Standor......more
"Prior Art offers the first ever history of the use of patents in architecture, spanning the period 1830 - 1996"--...more
The first book, accompanying a traveling exhibition, dedicated to Cuban mid-century design anchored by an under-acknowle......more
Thematically focused analysis of modern architecture throughout Texas with gorgeous photographs illustrating works by fa......more
The story of how the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta conceived his private residence/studio and how architect......more
"Offering a unique glimpse into American history, this is the first book to celebrate the compelling work of the United ......more
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An exploration of the world of Arne Jacobsen, one of the twentieth century’s most influential architects and designers ......more
"Comprising detailed case studies throughout the world spanning from the early nineteenth century to the present, Archit......more
"Comprising detailed case studies throughout the world spanning from the early nineteenth century to the present, Archit......more
An examination of the importance of paper in the work of Soviet artist, designer, and architect El Lissitzky. Russian ar......more
Traces the evolution of midcentury houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today This expanded and......more
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Summer at the Cottage By the 1890s, a newly rising middle class found itself having time, money, and access to begin tak......more
How a visionary, never-realized architectural project, devised by one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, shape......more
A richly illustrated history of a single building, the celebrated and yet enigmatic penthouse of the wealthy playboy Cha......more
City and Campus tells the rich history of a Midwest industrial town and its two academic institutions through the buildi......more
Windows are moments in modern architecture where we look to ascertain elegance, technical expression and material langua......more
Windows are moments in modern architecture where we look to ascertain elegance, technical expression and material langua......more
Artistic Migration: Reframing Post-War Italian Art, Architecture, and Design in Brazil investigates a selection of works......more
What remains of Horta’s Art Nouveau, apart from his style and typical plant-related vocabulary? Horta and the Grammar of......more
The stories of Staal-Kropholler, Wolffensperger and 20 other women architects who transformed the Netherlands in the ear......more
Richard Joseph Neutra (1892-1970), Austrian architect based in the United States, sought throughout his works to correla......more
Born into the Art Deco Age, author Arnold Schwartzman /photographer has savoured his many visits to Paris, and is now ea......more
The book is based on amateur films, shot by the architect Ernest Weissmann (1903-1985) with a Pathé Motocamera in the ye......more
For the first time, still images of groundbreaking Swiss-French architect, Le Corbusier, and others, filmed by fellow ar......more
The book is based on amateur films, shot by the architect Ernest Weissmann (1903-1985) with a Pathé Motocamera in the ye......more
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and......more
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