Architecture
The art and science of designing our world unfolds through explorations of physical spaces, digital systems, and the principles that shape both. These books illuminate how thoughtful architecture - from city planning to software design - profoundly impacts the way we live, work, and connect with our environment.
Architecture Book Summaries
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
History
Humor
Science
12 Essential Skills for Software Architects
Architecture
Programming
Software
Universal Principles of Design
Design
Business
Art
The Architecture of Happiness
Architecture
Philosophy
Art
Building Microservices
Designing Fine-Grained Systems
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Walkable City
How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Radical Cities
Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Beautiful Architecture
Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design
Programming
Architecture
Technology
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Architecting for Scale
High Availability for Your Growing Applications
Technology
Architecture
Software
Building Evolutionary Architectures
Support Constant Change
Technology
Programming
Architecture
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
Biography
Architecture
Science
Lean Architecture
For Agile Software Development
Programming
Technology
Technical
Designing Distributed Systems
Patterns and Paradigms for Scalable, Reliable Services
Technology
Programming
Software
Tactical Urbanism
Short-term Action for Long-term Change
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Concrete Planet
The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
History
Science
Engineering
Software Architect’s Handbook
Become a successful software architect by implementing effective architecture concepts
Architecture
Programming
Software
Production-Ready Microservices
Building Standardized Systems Across an Engineering Organization
Technology
Technical
Software
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
Cradle to Cradle
Remaking the Way We Make Things
Sustainability
Environment
Design
97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
Programming
Technology
Software
Cloud Architecture Patterns
Programming
Technology
Software
The Uses of Disorder
Personal Identity and City Life
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Vital Little Plans
The Short Works of Jane Jacobs
Urban Planning
Cities
Urbanism
Kubernetes Patterns
Reusable Elements for Designing Cloud-Native Applications
Technology
Technical
Engineering
Software Architecture Patterns for Serverless Systems
Architecting for innovation with events, autonomous services, and micro frontends
Architecture
Computer Science
API Design Patterns
Programming
Technology
Technical
Software Architecture in Practice
Software
Programming
Computer Science
Architecture Patterns with Python
Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Software Architecture Patterns
Programming
Computer Science
Architecture
The Fountainhead
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Beauty
Philosophy
Art
Psychology
Architect and Entrepreneur
A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business
Architecture
Business
Design
The Interior Design Handbook
Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space
Design
Architecture
Reference
Design Thinking
Understanding How Designers Think and Work
Design
Business
Management
History of Modern Art
Art
Art History
History
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
History
Engineering
Science
The Architect's Studio Companion
Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design
Architecture
Reference