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National Architecture Week

Each April, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) promotes public awareness about architecture, National Architecture Week. Celebrate with us by checking out some of these items in the library's collection.

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  • Architecture

    the Whole Story

    From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, this book is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of…
    Book, 2014Munich ; New York : Prestel, 2014. — Arts 720.9 Arc
  • A captivating introduction to buildings and the ideas and principles that make them key to the history and evolution of our built environment--aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : DK, 2023. — Arts 720.9 Arc
  • This highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980, and has helped to shape architectural practice and discourse worldwide.
    Book, 2020New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2020. — Arts 724 Fra
  • A dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is…
    Book, 2006New York : Pantheon Books, [2006] — Arts 720.13 De
  • A Place of My Own

    the Architecture of Daydreams

    Pollan, Michael,
    The author describes the process--design, footings, framing, roofing, windows, and trim--by which he created a space for writing.
    Book, 2008New York : Penguin Books, 2008. — Home 690.837 POL
  • The Great Indoors

    the Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health and Happiness

    Anthes, Emily,
    Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2020] — Arts 729 Ant
  • Housing the Nation

    Social Equity, Architecture, and the Future of Affordable Housing

    On any given night, more than 650,000 people in the United States—many with families and full-time jobs—experience homelessness. The shortfall in affordable housing is estimated to be 5 million units or more. Devastating effects of these conditions…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2024. — History 363.509 Hou
  • Over 66 basic aspects of architecture are comprehensively covered with over 5,000 words in a visual context, to help visual thinkers clarify meanings.
    Book, 2012Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2012] — Arts 720.3 Chi
  • Princeton and the Gothic Revival investigates America's changing attitudes toward medieval art around the turn of the twentieth century through the lens of Princeton University and its role as a major patron of Gothic Revival art and architecture.…
    Book, 2012Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Art Museum, [2012] — Local History REF 720.973 Sea
  • Book, [date not known][Princeton, N.J.] : Office of Communications/Publications, Princeton University, [date not known] — Local History 378.749 Lit
  • Princeton Modern

    Highlights of Campus Architecture From the 1960s to the Present

    Cotton, Dale
    Book, 2010Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Office of Communications, 2010. — Local History 378.749 Cot
  • Princeton Architecture

    a Pictorial History of Town and Campus

    Greiff, Constance M.,
    Book, 1967Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1967. — Local History 720.974967 Gre
  • Hillier

    Selected Works

    ‘Hillier: Selected Works’ presents the design work of the husband-and-wife team of J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier during the last 25 years coupled with a brief graphic retrospective of the Hillier practice of architecture over 57 years of…
    Book, 2023Novato : ORO Editions, 2023. — Arts 720.922 Hil
  • Robert Moses

    the Master Builder of New York City

    Christin, Pierre,
    From the subway to the skyscraper, from Manhattan's financial district to the Long Island suburbs, every inch of New York tells the story of one man's mind: Robert Moses, the architect who designed it all. Now, in Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez's…
    Graphic Novel, 2014London : Nobrow Ltd, [2014] — Arts 741.5 Chr
  • Wrestling With Moses

    How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City

    Flint, Anthony, 1962-
    The David-and-Goliath story of legendary activist Jane Jacobs' clash with "power broker" Robert Moses, an urban planning battle that forever changed the way we look at cities. In 1968, journalist, activist, and writer Jane Jacobs ripped up a…
    Book, 2009New York : Random House, 2009. — Arts 711.409 FLI
  • A groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid-20th-century homes - one of the most popular styles of our time A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world's most glamorous homes from more than 290 architects, the Atlas of Mid-Century…
    Book, 2019London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2019. — Arts 724.6 Bra
  • An intimate record of Kahn’s musings on design, coupled with preparatory drawings of his monumental last project. Published in honor of the 50th anniversary of his death in March 1974, this two-volume set contains a facsimile of the notebook in…
    Book, 2024Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Muller Publishers, 2024. — Arts 720.973 Kah
  • Portal

    San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities

    King, John (John Allan), 1958-
    Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world--the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, 2024. — History 979.461 Kin
  • Penetrating analysis of the functions and organization of city neighborhoods, the forces of deterioration and regeneration, and the necessary planning innovations.
    Book, 1993New York : Modern Library, 1993. — History 307.76 Jac