Architecture Books
ODA: Office of Design and Architecture
ODA: Office of Design and Architecture’s first monograph comprehensively considers the studio’s range in architecture, from the scale of the apartment to the building to the neighborhood.
Architecture & Micropolitics by Farshid Moussavi
“Architecture & Micropolitics” challenges misconceptions about the role of architects in building creation and the linear design process.
Humanise: A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World
Thomas Heatherwick’s book Humanise: A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World is a comprehensive exploration of how architecture and design can be transformed to better serve humanity.
Future[tectonics]: Exploring intersection between technology, architecture and urbanism
We’re so excited to announce our first limited-edition book, Future[tectonics]. In this publication, we have collected insightful articles that showcase our commitment to creativity and innovation.
Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators
Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators explores how generative AI models affect the aesthetics and design of architectural structures.
Mute Icons: and Other Dichotomies in the Real in Architecture
“Mute Icons: Other Dichotomies of the Real in Architecture” is a book written by Marcelo Spina, Georgina Huljich, and Constance Vale.
Fundamentals of Design: Understanding, Creating & Evaluating Forms and Objects
The book “Fundamentals of Design: Understanding, Creating & Evaluating Forms and Objects” by Mike Ambach addresses some fundamental questions related to design.
Crafting Character: The Architectural Practice of Chybik + Kristof
The book highlights the importance of a relational culture and the practice of Chybik + Kristof in working with the common bonds within a space, rather than focusing on individual
Digital Signifiers in an Architecture of Information by Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa
The book “Digital Signifiers in an Architecture of Information” proposes a new critical relationship between computation and architecture by constructing a history and theory of representation in architecture in order
In Plain Sight: Scenes from Aridly Abundant Landscapes by Faysal Tabbarah And Meitha Almazrooei
“In Plain Sight: Scenes from Aridly Abundant Landscapes,” co-edited by Faysal Tabbarah and Meitha Almazrooei, published by Kaph Books for the National Pavilion United Arab Emirates’ participation at the 18th
Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green by ecoLogicStudio
ecoLogicStudio, founded by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, presents their new book entitled “Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green.”
PRINT! ARCHITECTURE
PRINT! ARCHITECTURE explores the history of additive manufacturing in architecture as well as presents and examines the technology. The book edited by Oliver Tessmann, Ulrich Knaack, Chris Borg Costanzi, Philipp
Geospaces: Continuities Between Humans, Spaces, and the Earth by Alper Derinbogaz
“Geospaces: Continuities Between Humans, Spaces, and the Earth” is a extended visual essay of ideas, photos, sketches, and projects that follows Alper Derinbogaz’s work throughout the last decade, framing a
KOICHI TAKADA – Architecture, Nature, and Design
KOICHI TAKADA (Architecture, Nature, and Design), the recent book by Philip Jodidio, provides a range of Koichi Takada’s recent projects over the last ten years. The captivating photographs of the
BIG. Formgiving. An Architectural Future History
Formgiving (An Architectural Future History), the new book by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), and the latest installment in its TASCHEN trilogy is a visionary attempt to look at the horizon
Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper: Clay and FDM
Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper: Clay and FDM is seen as a bridge that connects the worlds of 3D printing and Grasshopper.
Algorithms-Aided Design. Parametric strategies using Grasshopper
Arturo Tedeschi is an architect and computational design specialist with more than ten years of experience in the avant-garde segment of architecture and industrial design (furniture, automotive, installations, products, footwear).
Generative Design: Visualize, Program, & Create with JavaScript in p5.js
Generative Design: Visualize, Program, & Create with JavaScript in p5.js was published in German, English, French, and Japanese by Verlag Hermann Schmidt in 2009.
LabStudio: Design Research Between Architecture and Biology
The book introduces us to the concept behind LabStudio: a transdisciplinary design research laboratory where design is led by hypothesis, research, and experiments on biology, mathematics, materials, and technology as
Computational Design by Neil Leach and Philip F Yuan
Neil Leach is an architect, professor, curator, and writer. He teaches at Tongji University, European Graduate School, and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Leach has also taught at many prestigious
Toward a Living Architecture?: Complexism and Biology in Generative Design
[maxbutton id=”14″] Christina Cogdell is an associate professor and chair of the design department at University of California. She is also the author of award-winning book “Eugenic Design: Streamlining America in
Biomimicry in Architecture by Michael Pawlyn
When searching for genuinely sustainable building design and technology – designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative – we often find that nature got there first. Over
The Robotic Touch: How Robots Change Architecture
This book by Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, and Jan Willmann acts as the connection between data and building materials. Where these two phenomena are growing ever closer, with digital information
HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation by BIG
HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation is published by Taschen and the book is known to be one of the best-selling architecture books of its generation. Hot to
eVolo Skyscrapers 2: 150 New Projects Redefine Building High
eVolo Skyscrapers 2: 150 New Projects Redefine Building High by Carlo Aiello is the follow-up to the highly acclaimed book eVolo Skyscrapers. 150 new skyscrapers submitted to the eVolo Skyscraper
Digital And Parametric Architecture: eVolo 6 by Carlo Aiello
The book explores the development of the latest digital tools including advanced-modeling software and computer-aided design in the production of architecture.
Parametric Building Design Using Autodesk Maya by Ming Tang
Due to its comprehensive tool-set and great potential for 3D modeling, more and more architectural design and interior design firms are adapting Autodesk Maya and integrating it into their practice.
Codify: Parametric and Computational Design in Landscape Architecture
This book by Bradley Cantrell (Editor), and Adam Mekies (Editor) Codify: Parametric and Computational Design in Landscape Architecture provides a series of essays that explore what it means to use,
Computational Design Thinking: Computation Design Thinking
The current transition from Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to Computational Design in architecture represents a profound shift in design thinking and methods.
Grasshopper Visual Scripting for Rhinoceros 3D
Grasshopper Visual Scripting for Rhinoceros 3D by Prof. David Bachman (Author) work provides an introduction to modeling objects with Grasshopper.
Post – Parametric Automation in Design and Construction
Post – Parametric Automation in Design and Construction by Alfredo Andia and Thomas Spiegelhalter responds to one critical question for the design and construction industry: “how are architects, engineers, and
Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor 2019
Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor 2019 by Randy H. Shih (Author) contains a series of seventeen tutorial-style lessons designed to introduce Autodesk Inventor, solid modeling, and parametric modeling.
The Alphabet and the Algorithm (Writing Architecture)
The Alphabet and the Algorithm (Writing Architecture) by Mario Carpo (Author) compare new forms of postindustrial digital craftsmanship to hand-making and the cultures and technologies of variations that existed before
Parametric Design for Architecture By Wassim Jabi
Parametric Design for Architecture By Wassim Jabi provides a practical guide to generating geometric and topological solutions for various situations, including explicit step-by-step tutorials that will enable the reader to
eVolo Skyscrapers by Carlo Aiello
eVolo Skyscrapers by Carlo Aiello is the compilation of 300 outstanding projects selected for their innovative concepts that challenge the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural
