60 Best Books on Architecture Design

“The Theory of Architecture: Concepts Themes and Practices” by Paul–Alan Johnson Book Review: The textbook is designed for the undergraduate students studying Bachelors of Architecture. Each section of the book begins with the etymology of key terms of the topic discussed, along with a summary history of the topic’s use in architecture. The book covers the topics which are arranged under main headings which include- Identifications, definitions, power, attitudes and order,authority followed by governance, relationship. The book has laid emphasis on Advocacy and citizen participation in architecture, Advocacy and citizen participation in architecture as well as The roles of the architect as artist, poet, scientist, and technologist, Ethical obligations of architecture followed by Rationales for models and methods of design.

“Urban Planning: Theory and Practice” by P Rao Book Review: This textbook covers all the important aspects of urban planning with case studies. The book includes chapters like Ancient and Modern urban planning, Planning legislation, preparation of Development plan, Housing and Traffic and transportation, Landscape design, Urban conservation. The book has discussed Ancient Cities- Egyptian Cities, Greek Cities, Roman Cities. The book has also discussed Industrial Revolution and its impact- Modern Urban Planning Initiatives followed by Urban Planning Legislation which includes Evolution- Important Committees, Important sections of Land Acquisition Act. The book incorporates Development Plan which include Goals and Objective, Plan Implementation, General Guidelines of Development Plan.

“50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know (50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series)” by Philip Wilkinson Book Review: This textbook explains the basic concept and inventions in architecture. The book has explored various ways in which the environment is shaped and created. It helps the reader to gain a new and informed appreciation for architecture which varies from Classical orders of Vitruvius – Doric, Ionic to the most recent contemporary trends. The book has covered various content like Prefabrication, Dymaxion, Romanesque, Arts and Crafts, Alternative architecture followed by Art Nouveau, Brutalism, Palladianism, Secession, Townscape. Thebook has also discussed Green Architecture, Restoration and Organic Architecture as well as Community Architecture.

“Vastu Architecture: Design Theory and Application for Everyday Life” by Michael Borden Book Review: The book about the science of Vastu is written in a simple and clear language and contains basic technical applications for the design of secular Vastu buildings – such as homes and offices. The book helps the reader create solid structure that is in resonance with Earth, Cosmic and Divine energies. The book is easily accessible to a general audience and does not require any background knowledge in architectural design. This book explains the use of family member’s birth stars , ancient measures of lengths etc in designing houses.

“Design of Enterprise Systems: Theory, Architecture, and Methods” by Ronald E Giachetti Book Review:The book is specifically written for advanced and intermediate courses and modules The book describes a systematic approach, called the enterprise design method, to design the enterprise. The book details the enterprise engineering process from initial conceptualization of an enterprise to its final design. The book uses the enterprise system design methodology to organize the chapters to mimic the completion of an actual project. The book has a practical as well as project-based approach coupled with the pedagogical tools gives students the knowledge and skills.

“Architectura Navalis Mercatoria: The Classic of Eighteenth-Century Naval Architecture (Dover Maritime)” by F H af Chapman Book Review: First distributed in 1768, this momentous assortment of complex line drawings offers an interesting gander at the sea universe of the eighteenth century, archiving vendors and maritime boats from different nations. Seventy point by point outlines diagram vessel measurements, team size, stockpiling abilities, and way of gear for parcel ships, joy boats, privateers, frigates, and different boats. Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721-1808) was a maritime modeler, a bad habit chief of naval operations in the Swedish naval force, and the writer of a few books on shipbuilding. This volume comprises an essential composition for model developers, maritime antiquarians, and oceanic aficionados, just as any individual who appreciates the craft of drafting.

“Advanced Customization in Architectural Design and Construction” Book Review: The book explains important new technologies that are boosting design, product and process innovation and identifies the challenges that need to be confronted as we move towards a mass customization industry. The book discusses Advanced machinery and software integration. It also gives an overview of the manufacturing techniques offered through digital methods that are acquiring significance within the field of digital architecture. Topics like CNC machining, robotic fabrication, additive manufacturing processes are explained clearly. It also describes cutting-edge case studies in digitally fabricated architectural realizations. The book is intended for those who are in the fields of architectural design and construction.

“Architectural Design(Principles and Design)” Book Review: This book is divided into two parts. First part deals with the theory of architectural design from ancient times to modern times. Second part deals with designs. This part consists of a basic design approach to be adopted and the progressive adaptation of different rational parameters. This book explains how the process of design can be started, what are renowned articles, modern architects, ancient design theory, modern design theory. This book provides information on principles and elements of design, soil analysis, vegetation analysis, public analysis, visual analysis, geological and seismic analysis.

“Autocad 2017 for Architectural Design” Book Review: This book starts with the introduction of the autocad interface. This book explains how to import hand drawn drawings and use them to create autocad drawings, use dynamic blocks to create doors and windows, add dimensions and annotations to the drawing, create elevations and 3D models. The book describes creating 2D Architectural drawings, 3D Architectural model, and rendering. This book provides step by step instructions and brief explanation.

“Fame + Architecture(Architectural Design)” Book Review: This book explains the dynamics behind the fame game in architecture, examines it from a historical perspective, its impacts on education and the way in which contemporary architects negotiate it. This book provides interviews with world famous architects.

“Sources of Architectural Form: A Critical History of Western Design Theory” Book Review: This book provides history of western architecture theory from the ancient world to the present day. It focuses on design theory’s central question and explains a number of puzzling issues such as origins of style, persistence of tradition and the role of genius. This book describes the major design theories in eight historical periods. The book analyses each theory for its strengths and weaknesses. This book explains and analyses each period’s major theoretical concepts.

“Time – Saver Standards for Architectural Design” Book Review: This book is designed for architects, engineers and designers. The book covers topics like building security, natural disaster mitigation, building diagnostics and facility management. This book has a visual approach to the information architects need to access quickly, helping them save time. The CD-ROM provided with this book contains all the contents of the book.

“Shopping Malls(Architectural Design)” Book Review: This book explains integrating communal areas, handling parking and public facilities while designing shopping malls. This book has floor plans, textual information, sketches and full-colour photographs. This book gives many examples related to challenges met while designing shopping malls.

“100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings(Dover Architecture)” Book Review: This book has detailed drawings of perspective views and elevations, floor plans. This book has suggestions for interior design. It also has 98 black and white drawings. This book has cottage designs, home designs, townhouse designs, mansion designs, designs for churches, chapels and libraries. It also has furniture designs.

“Materials for Architectural design” Book Review: This book covers unique properties, histories and various forms of glass, concrete, wood, metals, and plastics. This book has 10-12 case studies for every section including plans, sections and elevations. This book has colour photographs explaining different ways in which these materials can be applied.

“Designing from Heritage: Strategies for Conservation and Conversion” Book Review: This book deals with the challenges architects face when dealing with the conservation and reuse of built heritage. This book provides information about how to carry out a thorough analysis and evaluation of monuments.

“Advances in Architectural Geometry 2010” Book Review: The book is beneficial for architects, engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists, who are involved in geometry processing and architectural design. This book describes modern geometric computing, which helps in designing complex shapes. It discusses the latest research in the field of architectural geometry, which can be used to solve the problems.

“Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructibility, Aesthetics” Book Review: This book helps to learn how detailing patterns are applied during the design process.This book has drawings with clear explanation of the function of each individual element. This book helps in understanding detailing patterns related to function, constructibility, and aesthetics. This book provides over 500 examples.

“Building Construction: Project Management, Construction Administration, Drawings, Specs, Detailing Tips, Schedules, Checklists, and Secrets O” Book Review: This book is designed for ordinary people, architects, professionals in the construction industry. This book explains building construction and architectural practice in a reader friendly language. This book provides many case studies, in which it explains the ways to handle various issues and problems in architectural practice and building and construction history.

“The Architect’s Studio Companion: Technical Guidelines for Preliminary Design” Book Review: This book has detailed explanation, charts, tables and information on conventional building design. The book covers building code models, occupancy groups, guidance for the structural system, daylighting, mechanical, and electrical systems, accessibility and parking. This book is in simple format which makes it easy to understand. This book provides answers for technical and code related questions that arise during the early stages of designing a building.

“Principles of Architectural Detailing” Book Review: This book has three parts. First part explains fundamental issues. Second part deals with Guidelines. Third part deals with developing architectural details. This book has practical examples, checklists and graphics. This book is designed for readers with little knowledge of design and construction. This book provides practical guidance and a number of tools which helps students of architectural detailing in decision making. This book explains how to use knowledge of construction in a creative and productive way which contributes to a built environment which is sustainable and supports our well being.

“Architectural detailing Residential Interiors” Book Review: This book has more than 150 residential detailing projects. The book gives details about audio-visual enclosures to bookcases, fireplaces, kitchen hoods, custom moldings and railings. Every detail is explained with colour photographs and actual construction detail drawings. This book explains the design process, materials used and integration of finished parts with overall design for every construction drawing.

“Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture No Experience Required” Book Review: This book starts with the explanation of autodesk revit world, revit interface and important tools. This book explains creating a model, creating views, working with the autodesk revit tools, dimensioning and annotating, designing floors, designing roofs, adding structural items, creating ceilings and interiors, creating stairs,ramps and railings, creating specific views and match lines, creating sheets and printing, and creating rooms and area plans.

“Architectural Detailing for Commercial Construction” Book Review: This book has hundreds of drawn and written architectural details that can be copied onto vellum and easily applied to the drawing. This book provides a direct scan facility of illustrations into readers’ CAD programs. This book is divided into nine major sections based on building construction types. The book provides information on electrical wiring, plumbing, doors, windows, interiors, firewalls and packing facilities.

“Architectural Graphics” Book Review: This book starts with an introduction to using graphic tools. This book explains drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentations. This book provides information on orthographic projection in relation to 3D models, revised explanations of line weights, scale and dimensioning. This book has practice exercises.

“Architectural Graphic Standards: Student Edition(Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series)” Book Review: This book covers building standards and practices, materials and systems. This book has thousands of illustrations. This book provides a well organised index. This book is prepared for students preparing for professional practice. This book explains a wide variety of standard architectural details.

“Architectural Graphic Standards(Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series)” Book Review: This book is designed for designers, architects and professional contractors. This book includes building resiliency and the building envelope, expert discussion on the fundamentals of design and construction documentation, and new examination of environmental factors and material properties and performance. This book is divided into three sections. First part covers design and documentation. Second part covers materials. Third section discusses building elements.

“Landscape Graphics:Plan, Section, and Perspective Drawing of Landscape Spaces” Book Review: This book explains all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture. This book covers the basics of drafting, lettering, freehand drawing, conceptual diagramming, perspective drawing, section elevations. This book provides exercises, a complete file of graphic symbols.

“Citizens of No Place: An Architectural Graphic Novel” Book Review: This book is a collection of short stories on architecture. The short stories explore many architectural problems. This book used graphical representation.

“SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualization: Beginner’s Guide” Book Review: This book explains how to use sketchup unique tools to create architectural visuals. The book explains how to create architectural models from sketchup models. This book covers materials used, texturing, composition, photo-compositing, lighting setup, rendering and post processing.

“Planning and Urban Design Standards (Ramsey /Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series)” Book Review: This book deals with urban planning and design. This book gives practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design. This book covers plans and plan making, environmental planning and management, building types, transportation, utilities, places and districts, design considerations, mapping, legal foundations, growth management preservation, conservation and reuse. The book gives information for different types of plans, environmental factors and hazards, building types, transportation planning, and mapping.

“Landscape Drawing in Pencil (Dover Art Instruction)” by Frank M Rines Book Review:
Compact and flawlessly showed, this guide gives significant guidance on the specialty of pencil drawing. It covers the nuts and bolts of holding the pencil, applying various strokes, concealing, viewpoint, and the delivering of various surfaces, just as the better purposes of pictorial creation and drawing from nature. In light of the writer’s long periods of involvement showing craftsmanship understudies at all levels, this book is ideal for home or class use. Its 36 suggestive representations range from English manors to American extensions, with a couple of nitty gritty close-ups telling the best way to conquer a portion of the issues of portraying rocks, rooftops, standing water, or verdant tree limbs. The going with text portrays how craftsmen at each degree of involvement can build up their own pencil strategy by utilizing major guidelines.

“How To Do Architectural Drawing – A TextBook And Practical Guide For Students In Architectural Draftsmanship” by Oscar Schutte Teale Book Review: A TextBook and Practical Guide for Students in Architectural Draftsmanship The mission of this book is to teach how to draw; Not all there is to know about drawing. Most of the things that the beginner does not need at the start have been purposely omitted; however, the student who aspires to higher work and is in need of fuller information will find what he should have in books which are to follow this in publication. See After word at end of this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

“Draftsman’s Manual, Or, How Can I Learn Architecture?: Hints to Enquirers, Directions in Draftsmanship” by Frederick T Camp Book Review: The book confines to a practical description of the methods in use for placing upon paper and other materials like mystic lines called plans, elevations, and sections. The author also explains how to make plans, sections, elevations, and details along with the History of Architecture; the styles — classic, Gothic, and Renaissance.

“Working Drawings Handbook” by Keith Styles Book Review: Covering each part of drawing readiness, both manual and PC supported, this thorough manual is a fundamental instrument for understudies, planners and compositional technologists. Showing what data is needed on each sort of record, how drawings identify with particulars, and how to arrange and report your work, this handbook presents a completely outlined manual for all the key strategies and methods. Altogether reconsidered and overhauled, this fourth release has spic and span PC produced drawings all through and is refreshed to cover all parts of PC use in the cutting edge building configuration measure.

“Aspects of Boundary Problems in Analysis and Geometry (Operator Theory: Advances and Applications)” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book discusses boundary problems in analysis and geometry. It also presents the interrelation between the geometrical and analytical part of architecture. It covers the topic of operator theory in detail. It also covers the recent advances and the applications of operator theory. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Digital Innovations in Architectural Heritage Conservation” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book covers the concept of conserving the heritage for future generations. It also reviews how cultural properties can be better preserved for future generations. It examines the innovative trends in electronic preservation techniques. It covers the topics of cultural complexities, virtual reconstruction and participative heritage. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Visual Databases in Architecture: Recent Advances in Design and Decision Making” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book is a collection of research papers on the topics of architecture. It contains papers presented at the Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning Conference. It discusses recent advances in the field of visual databases in architecture. It also discusses the applications and fundamental principles of visual databases. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Handbook of Research on Emerging Technologies for Architectural and Archaeological Heritage” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book discusses the cultural heritage of modern society. It also discusses how some technologies can act as a tool to protect the integrity of a culture. It covers the recent advances in the technologies used for the preservation of heritage. It covers various surveying techniques like study, protection and analysis of historical buildings. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Advanced Design Cultures: Long-Term Perspective and Continuous Innovation” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book covers the topic of new practice and thinking in advance design. This book discusses the anticipation of the future by envisioning novel processes. It also reviews the front end of innovation. It also discusses design-related tools and practices. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book discusses the concept of mainstream culture. It also discusses research based design processes and graphic design techniques. It presents the concept of carving out the audience by dividing them into various niches. This book presents a collection of 27 essays from top international design researchers. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“On Architecture: An Architectural Theory Based on Extensive Psychological Research” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book discusses a psychology based architectural theory named On Architecture. It covers the topics of radical innovation through imagination and involvement. It also covers the concepts of dynamics between design and research. It presents the concepts of technology parks, ground-breaking materials and lighting and electrical appliances. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Architectural Research” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book presents the recent advances in the field of architectural design. It tries to mend the gap between practice and research. It presents the impact of research on design and how senior citizens react to design aesthetics. It also discusses the effect of third world culture on design and architecture. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Prototypes and Paradigms: Architectural Research VIS-A-VIS Research-By-Design” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book discusses the originality, particularity and dynamism of major features of the research field. It presents the accurate assessment of outcome and inspiration for future endeavours. It discusses the ability to be a catalyst for inter-disciplinary progressions. It identifies the coherence and particularities between different strategies, tools and discourse. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research (Architectural Design)” Book Review: This book is written for the undergraduate students of architecture. It can also be used by architect professionals. This book discusses the long-term planning of colonisation in space. It also discusses the designing of the interiors of a long-term habitable environment in space, like the International Space Station. It presents inventive computational design techniques and high-profile designs. It also examines how the space architecture can be applied in the terrestrial design as well. This book has included many diagrams and figures. It also has included many practical case studies.

“Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World” Book Review: This book describes various man-made materials in the field of architectural design. Topics included are trusted materials, delicious, marvellous and unbreakable. Black and white images with proper labelling are introduced in this book. All the topics are discussed in detail with proper figures and relevant data. Many stories are discussed in this book on how these things were made. This book is useful for any architectural students.

“Processes of Creating Space: An Architectural Design Workbook” Book Review: For beginner programmers, this is a workbook that illustrates how to create space with user interfaces in mind. It demonstrates how to view the environment tightly and introduce architectural representation into the design process seamlessly. The book uses two main methods, combining content processes and media approaches with the production process and ‘experiential typologies’ – stressing first-hand room experience. The interwoven relationship between design method and design software, combining writing, architectural photography, macro photography, orthographic projection, perspective projection, hand drawing are discussed In detail. The book, illustrated with over numerous photographs, also contains a section on techniques of material processing and a glossary of technical terminology.

“Deployable Structures (Small architecture series)” Book Review: This book takes a gander at the bleeding edge of the subject, looking at the changed kinds of deployable design, their materials and their properties. It additionally looks at an assortment of ways that such constructions can be planned, drawing on regular cycles and paper collapsing methods. Loaded up with photos, models, drawings and charts, the book is loaded with persuasive thoughts for design understudies and specialists.