Book Recommendations (Patreon)

I get asked a lot for non-academic, engaging architecture book recommendations so here are some:

General Architecture

• Paul Goldberger, "Why Architecture Matters"
• Alain de Botton, "The Architecture of Happiness"
• Witold Rybczynski, "Looking Around", "How Architecture Works" and "Home"
• Matthys Levy/Mario Salvadori, "Why Buildings Fall Down"
• Mario Salvadori, "Why Buildings Stand Up"

Architectural Styles

• Virginia McAlester, "A Field Guide to American Houses"
• Carol Davidson Cragoe "How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architectural Styles" (in the same series: Will Jones "How to Read Houses: A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture")

Suburbs and Cities

• Jane Jacobs, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"
• Kevin Lynch, "The Image of the City"
• Witold Rybczynski, "Mysteries of the Mall", "City Life" and "Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities"
• Kenneth T Jackson, "Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States"
• Joel Garreau, "Edge City: Life on the New Frontier"

I hope y'all find this useful. Be sure to add any others you think are relevant in the comments. Specifically non-academic books. I doubt everyone is going to be hyped about Vincent Scully or Rem Koolhaas...