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10 Books to Inspire Designers and Architects

Designers and architects draw inspiration from a variety of sources. This list of 10 important books will inspire any design professional for their next big or small project and beyond.

Dauphin Americas

Apr 13, 2021

Designers and architects draw inspiration from a variety of sources. This list of 10 important books will inspire any design professional for their next big or small project and beyond. Learn about architecture design, cross-cultural collaboration, the 21-century workspace and best practices gathered from centuries of design.

These 10 books are a great starting point for any designer or architect seeking inspiration for an upcoming project, they will empower the reader with insight and inspiration to drive future design projects.

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The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398621.The_Eyes_of_the_Skin

Architecture: Form, Space, & Order

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Architecture%3A+Form%2C+Space%2C+%26+Order%2C+4th+Edition-p-9781118745083

Architect + Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business

http://www.buildingsarecool.com/new-blog/architect-entrepreneur

The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

http://spacing.ca/national/2021/01/05/book-review-the-99-invisible-city-a-field-guide-to-the-hidden-world-of-everyday-design/

With Intention to Build: The Unrealized Concepts, Ideas, and Dreams of Moshe Safdie

https://store.aia.org/collections/books/products/with-intention-to-build-the-unrealized-concepts-ideas-and-dreams-of-moshe-safdie?variant=35176701820973

Dreamscapes and Artificial Architecture: Imagined Interior Design in Digital Art

https://gestalten.com/products/dreamscapes-artificial-architecture

The Beauty of Home: Redefining Traditional Interiors

https://houseofhipsters.com/2020/10/the-11-best-interior-design-books/

Key Interiors Since 1900

http://www.bestdesignbooks.eu/book-review-key-interiors-1900/

Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan

https://oma.eu/publications/delirious-new-york

Moving Objects: A Cultural History of Emotive Design

https://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/30424

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