There is no shortage of books about Le Corbusier, or Mies van der Rohe, or De Stijl. However, this book considers them in relation to each other, observing how a study of one can illuminate the works of the others.

Comprehensive and incisive, Building Art is a sweeping view of a singular artist—and an essential story of architecture’s modern era.

The enclosed shopping mall, now so ubiquitous, was invented by one man: Victor Gruen. Mall Maker is the first biography of this visionary spirit.

Kenneth Bendiner journeys from the Renaissance to the present day—through the works of artists from Rembrandt to Manet to Warhol—to make the case that, though understudied, paintings of food are so important that they should be ...

The famous American architect's fascinating look at the early years of his pioneering work, which led to his being called the "father of the skyscraper.

This is where Lesser’s talents as one of our most original and gifted cultural critics come into play.

He was also a writer of effervescent, caustic wit, as shown in this selection of essays on all aspects of design and aesthetics, from cities to glassware, furniture to footwear, architectural training to why 'the lack of ornament is a sign ...

This book captures the appeal hearths held for Wright, showing the many variations he achieved. The Wright-at-a-Glance series showcases the work of one of the world's best-known architects.

The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was one of the great wonders of the world. This is the extraordinary story of its realization, and of two men Daniel H. Burnham and H.H. Holmes whose fates it linked--Cover. One man built a heaven on earth.

A noted architect shares his iconoclastic approach to the creation of public space and his unique vision for the construction of the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site.