History & Theory of Architecture

1. Arthur Brown Jr.: Progressive Classicist

   Jeffrey T. Tilman

   Arthur Brown Jr. (1874-1957) is one of the most important, yet underpublished, architects of the twentieth century.
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2. Theaters

   Craig Morrison

   The latest title in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks series, Theaters offers a richly illustrated history of a revered cultural artifact and a technological challenge, following its progression from the eighteenth-century opera house to the modern movie multiplex.More

3. Ranches, Rowhouses, and Railroad Flats: American Homes: How They Shape Our Landscapes and Neighborhoods

   Christine Hunter

   An introduction to housing in the United States: its characteristic forms and its environmental implications.More

4. Churches for the Southwest: The Ecclesiastical Architecture of John Gaw Meem

   Stanford Lehmberg

   John Gaw Meem, the principal architect of the Santa Fe style, is well known for his houses and public buildings.
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5. Werner Hegemann and the Search for Universal Urbanism

   Christiane Crasemann Collins

   Addressing the life and work of a major figure of the Modern Movement in architecture and city planning, about whom very little is known, this first full study of Werner Hegemann (1881-1936) recounts his contribution to the emerging discipline of international city planning and his influential position within the movement.More

6. Canals

   Robert J. Kapsch

   A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.More

7. Learning From Palladio

   Branko Mitrovic

   This book summarizes what is known today about the design procedures and methodology of Andrea Palladio, arguably the most influential Renaissance architect.More

8. Colors of the World

   Dominique Lenclos, Jean-Philippe Lenclos, Gregory Bruhn

   Colors of the World presents a chromatic journey through the colors of vernacular architecture from the United States to the far corners of the globe.More

9. Louis Kahn: Essential Texts

   Louis I. Kahn, Robert Twombly

   A thoughtful selection of the celebrated architect's speeches and writings.More

10. Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest: Architecture and Landscape Design 1856-1940

    Kim Coventry, Daniel Meyer, Arthur H. Miller

    On Lake Michigan’s North Shore, an extraordinary group of cosmopolitan and wealthy clients commissioned havens from the city’s bustle during the Gilded Age.
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11. 6,000 Years of Housing

    Norbert Schoenauer

    Revised and Expanded Edition

    The fascinating evolution of house forms from the Stone Age to the present.More

12. Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms

    James Stevens Curl

    This well-illustrated book describes the fundamental principles and various aspects of classical architecture, including a detailed, illustrated glossary that is almost a dictionary of classical architecture in itself.
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13. Barns

    John Michael Vlach

    A far-reaching visual survey of farm buildings across the United States, tracing their historical and regional influences.More

14. The Architecture of Delano & Aldrich

    Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker

    The firm of Delano & Aldrich occupied a central place in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, substantially shaping the architectural climate of the period.More

15. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

    Cyril M. Harris

    Since the Spanish established their first settlement in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565, America has been an architectural melting pot, reflecting the contributions of every immigrant group that brought its traditions across the sea and adapted them to the places where they settled.
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