PopArch: Texts for Architects
Whether you are faculty looking to revisit core texts, or a new student wanting to get ahead before embarking on your architectural education, we have suggestions for you. Popular culture architecture reads (PopArch) are entertaining and intended for a broader audience. Much like popular science, these titles provide accessible enjoyable introductions to the discipline. Perfect summer reading!
Alexander, Christopher. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. $65.00
Betsky, Aaron. Architecture Matters. $17.00
Corbusier, Le. Towards a New Architecture. $17.00
De Botton, Alain. The Architecture of Happiness. $20.00
Frederick, Matthew. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. $15.00
Glancey, Jonathan. What’s So Great About the Eiffel Tower? 70 Questions That Will Change the Way You Think about Architecture. $20.00
Graaf, Reinier de. Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession. $23.00
Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. $18.00
Koolhaas, Rem. S, M, L, XL: Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large. $73.00
Lewis, Roger K. Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession. $35.00
Mars, Roman. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design. $17.00
Rybczynski, Witold. How Architecture Works. $17.00
Venturi, Robert. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. $30.00
Wolfe, Tom. From Bauhaus to Our House. $10.00
Further recommendations from notable sources
Bookriot: Ten Books on Architecture for non-architects
The CooList: Must Read Architecture Books
Archisoup: The Best Architecture Books
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