Best Books on Architecture & Design

Great buildings, the people who design them, and the design of everyday things. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the architecture & design documentaries.

1. The Story of Architecture by Jonathan Glancey - View on Amazon
2. How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
3. Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton - View on Amazon
5. Cathedral by David Macaulay - View on Amazon
6. Castle by David Macaulay - View on Amazon
7. The Cathedral Builders by Jean Gimpel - View on Amazon
8. Castles by Marc Morris - View on Amazon
9. Notre-Dame by Ken Follett - View on Amazon
10. Phaidon Design Classics by Editors of Phaidon Press - View on Amazon
11. Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton (3.5/5) - View on Amazon
12. Just My Type by Simon Garfield (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
13. Design as Art by Bruno Munari - View on Amazon
14. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
15. Second Nature by Michael Pollan - View on Amazon
16. The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd - View on Amazon
17. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
18. The Barefoot Architect by Johan van Lengen - View on Amazon
19. Architecture by Clois E. Kicklighter - View on Amazon
20. Time-saver standards for interior design and space planning by Joseph De Chiara (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
21. The landscape of man by Jellicoe, Geoffrey, Alan - View on Amazon
22. Architectural graphic standards by Charles George Ramsey - View on Amazon
23. Pioneers of modern design from William Morris to Walter Gropius by Nikolaus Pevsner - View on Amazon

Best Books on Architecture

1. Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
2. How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton - View on Amazon
4. Cathedral by David Macaulay - View on Amazon
5. Castle by David Macaulay - View on Amazon
6. The Cathedral Builders by Jean Gimpel - View on Amazon
7. Castles by Marc Morris - View on Amazon
8. Notre-Dame by Ken Follett - View on Amazon

Best Books on Design & Gardens

1. Phaidon Design Classics by Editors of Phaidon Press - View on Amazon
2. Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton (3.5/5) - View on Amazon
3. Just My Type by Simon Garfield (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
4. Design as Art by Bruno Munari - View on Amazon
5. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
6. Second Nature by Michael Pollan - View on Amazon
7. The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd - View on Amazon
8. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (4.6/5) - View on Amazon