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10 Books to Inspire Designers and Architects

Written by Dauphin Americas | Apr 13, 2021 7:03:00 PM

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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