Here is a list of books about architecture that can serve as valuable references for architecture students:
- “Architecture: Form, Space, and Order” by Francis D.K. Ching
- “Thinking Architecture” by Peter Zumthor
- “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” by Robert Venturi
- “S, M, L, XL” by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau
- “The Architecture of Happiness” by Alain de Botton
- “A Pattern Language” by Christopher Alexander
- “The Poetics of Space” by Gaston Bachelard
- “Architecture: A Visual History” by Jonathan Glancey
- “The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses” by Juhani Pallasmaa
- “Architectural Graphic Standards” by The American Institute of Architects
- “Towards a New Architecture” by Le Corbusier
- “The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings” by Marc Kushner
- “The Ten Books on Architecture” by Vitruvius
- “Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan” by Rem Koolhaas
- “The Architecture of the City” by Aldo Rossi
- “The Image of the City” by Kevin Lynch
- “Experiencing Architecture” by Steen Eiler Rasmussen
- “The Language of Architecture: 26 Principles Every Architect Should Know” by Andrea Simitch and Val Warke
- “Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity” by Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman
- “The Elements of Style: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail” by Stephen Calloway and Elizabeth Cromley
These books cover a range of topics in architecture, including design principles, architectural history, theory, urban planning, and more. They provide valuable insights, case studies, and visual references to inspire and inform architecture students in their design studies.