Architecture Sale: Architectural History

Virtual space for attendees and those interested in the meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Society for Architectural Historians, and Vernacular Architecture Forum. Books on sale, info on University of Minnesota Press, and more.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS: 40% OFF BOOKS

All books below are 40% off using code MNARCH23. Code expires June 15, 2023.

BROWSE BOOKS:

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY    //    THEORY    //    DESIGN

URBAN STUDIES    //    TECHNOLOGY, TOOLS, MODELING    //    MODERNISM

AESTHETICS    //    FILM    //    WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

ENVIRONMENT    //    SOCIAL JUSTICE    //    MUSEUM STUDIES

NORTH AMERICA    //    EUROPE    //    ASIA    //    NEW YORK    //    CALIFORNIA

BACK TO ALL BOOKS ON SALE

Inside the Spiral: The Passions of Robert Smithson Inside the Spiral The Passions of Robert Smithson Suzaan Boettger 2022 Fall
An expansive and revelatory study of Robert Smithson’s life and the hidden influences on his iconic creations
Eastcliff: History of a Home Eastcliff History of a Home Karen Fults Kaler 2022 Fall
An illustrated tour of this historic mansion on the Mississippi River, now the official home of the president of the University of Minnesota—and the most-visited public residence in the state
Arte Programmata: Freedom, Control, and the Computer in 1960s Italy Arte Programmata Freedom, Control, and the Computer in 1960s Italy Lindsay Caplan 2022 Fall
Tracing the evolution of the Italian avant-garde’s pioneering experiments with art and technology and their subversion of freedom and control
Architecture of Life: Soviet Modernism and the Human Sciences Architecture of Life Soviet Modernism and the Human Sciences Alla Vronskaya 2022 Spring
Explores how Soviet architects reimagined the built environment through the principles of the human sciences
Modelwork: The Material Culture of Making and Knowing Modelwork The Material Culture of Making and Knowing Martin Brückner, Sandy Isenstadt and Sarah Wasserman, Editors 2021 Fall
How making models allows us to recall what was and to discover what still might be
Reconstructing the Garrick: Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece Reconstructing the Garrick Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece John Vinci, Editor 2021 Fall
A beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated biography of one of Chicago’s greatest lost buildings
Louis Sullivan’s Idea Louis Sullivan’s Idea Tim Samuelson 2021 Fall
A visual compendium revealing the philosophy and life of America’s renowned architect
Savage Mind to Savage Machine: Racial Science and Twentieth-Century Design Savage Mind to Savage Machine Racial Science and Twentieth-Century Design Ginger Nolan 2020 Fall
An examination of how concepts of “the savage” facilitated technological approaches to modernist design
The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information The Filing Cabinet A Vertical History of Information Craig Robertson 2021 Spring
The history of how a deceptively ordinary piece of office furniture transformed our relationship with information
The Speculative City: Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles The Speculative City Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles Susanna Phillips Newbury 2021 Spring
A forensic examination of the mutual relationship between art and real estate in a transforming Los Angeles
The Materiality of Architecture The Materiality of Architecture Antoine Picon 2020 Fall
A new paradigm combining architectural tradition with emerging technologies
How the Working-Class Home Became Modern, 1900-1940 How the Working-Class Home Became Modern, 1900-1940 Thomas C. Hubka 2020 Spring
The transformation of average Americans’ domestic lives, revealed through the mechanical innovations and physical improvements of their homes
The Invention of Public Space: Designing for Inclusion in Lindsay’s New York The Invention of Public Space Designing for Inclusion in Lindsay’s New York Mariana Mogilevich 2020 Spring
The interplay of psychology, design, and politics in experiments with urban open space
Modern Housing Modern Housing Catherine Bauer 2020 Spring
The original guide on modern housing from the premier expert and activist in the public housing movement
Elizabeth Scheu Close: A Life in Modern Architecture Elizabeth Scheu Close A Life in Modern Architecture Jane King Hession 2020 Spring
An in-depth account of the life and career of Minnesota’s first modern architect
Museums Inside Out: Artist Collaborations and New Exhibition Ecologies Museums Inside Out Artist Collaborations and New Exhibition Ecologies Mark W. Rectanus 2020 Spring
An ambitious study of what it means to be a museum in the twenty-first century
Design Technics: Archaeologies of Architectural Practice Design Technics Archaeologies of Architectural Practice Zeynep Çelik Alexander and John May, Editors 2019 Fall
Leading scholars historicize and theorize technology’s role in architectural design
The Responsive Environment: Design, Aesthetics, and the Human in the 1970s The Responsive Environment Design, Aesthetics, and the Human in the 1970s Larry D. Busbea 2019 Fall
How new conceptions of human–environment interaction became central to design theories and practices in the 1970s
Avant-Garde in the Cornfields: Architecture, Landscape, and Preservation in New Harmony Avant-Garde in the Cornfields Architecture, Landscape, and Preservation in New Harmony Ben Nicholson and Michelangelo Sabatino, Editors 2019 Spring
A close examination of an iconic small town that gives boundless insights into architecture, landscape, preservation, and philanthropy
Vital Forms: Biological Art, Architecture, and the Dependencies of Life Vital Forms Biological Art, Architecture, and the Dependencies of Life Jennifer Johung 2019 Fall
Shows how the intersection of biotech, art, and architecture are transforming the world we live in
Architectures of the Unforeseen: Essays in the Occurrent Arts Architectures of the Unforeseen Essays in the Occurrent Arts Brian Massumi 2019 Spring
A beautifully written study of three pioneering artists, entwining their work and our understanding of creativity
The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age The Decorated Tenement How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age Zachary J. Violette 2019 Spring
A reexamination of working-class architecture in late nineteenth-century urban America
Living on Campus: An Architectural History of the American Dormitory Living on Campus An Architectural History of the American Dormitory Carla Yanni 2019 Spring
Constructing Imperial Berlin: Photography and the Metropolis Constructing Imperial Berlin Photography and the Metropolis Miriam Paeslack 2018 Fall
How photography and a modernizing Berlin informed an urban image—and one another—in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Graphic Assembly: Montage, Media, and Experimental Architecture in the 1960s Graphic Assembly Montage, Media, and Experimental Architecture in the 1960s Craig Buckley 2018 Fall
An innovative look at the contribution of montage to twentieth-century architecture
Metropolitan Dreams: The Scandalous Rise and Stunning Fall of a Minneapolis Masterpiece Metropolitan Dreams The Scandalous Rise and Stunning Fall of a Minneapolis Masterpiece Larry Millett 2018 Fall
The story of one of Minnesota’s most famous and most mourned buildings, set against the history of downtown Minneapolis
Nazi Exhibition Design and Modernism Nazi Exhibition Design and Modernism Michael Tymkiw 2018 Spring
A new and challenging perspective on Nazi exhibition design
Modernism as Memory: Building Identity in the Federal Republic of Germany Modernism as Memory Building Identity in the Federal Republic of Germany Kathleen James-Chakraborty 2017 Fall
Reexamining architecture and memory in postwar Berlin
Historic Capital: Preservation, Race, and Real Estate in Washington, D.C. Historic Capital Preservation, Race, and Real Estate in Washington, D.C. Cameron Logan 2017 Fall
A chronicle of historic preservation’s profound impact on Washington, D.C., highlighting the major changes urban revitalization has made on American cities
Code and Clay, Data and Dirt: Five Thousand Years of Urban Media Code and Clay, Data and Dirt Five Thousand Years of Urban Media Shannon Mattern 2017 Fall
A breathtaking tour through thousands of years of urban life and its attendant technologies, rewriting the history of our cities
Seizing Jerusalem: The Architectures of Unilateral Unification Seizing Jerusalem The Architectures of Unilateral Unification Alona Nitzan-Shiftan 2017 Spring
Reveals the ways architectural modernism and Zionism have intertwined to imagine and reshape the city
Shopping Town: Designing the City in Suburban America Shopping Town Designing the City in Suburban America Victor Gruen Anette Baldauf, Editor 2017 Spring
For the first time in English, the “father of the shopping mall” tells his life story
Curated Decay: Heritage beyond Saving Curated Decay Heritage beyond Saving Caitlin DeSilvey 2017 Spring
A bold new approach to heritage conservation that embraces change and accommodates decay
California Mission Landscapes: Race, Memory, and the Politics of Heritage California Mission Landscapes Race, Memory, and the Politics of Heritage Elizabeth Kryder-Reid 2016 Fall
How iconic American places cultivate and conceal contested pasts
The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 The Interface IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 John Harwood 2016 Fall
How a cast of superstars at IBM altered the face of corporate culture and design in America
The Rule of Logistics: Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment The Rule of Logistics Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment Jesse LeCavalier 2016 Spring
How the world’s largest retailer is redefining architecture by organizing flows of merchandise and information across space and time
The Suburban Church: Modernism and Community in Postwar America The Suburban Church Modernism and Community in Postwar America Gretchen Buggeln 2015 Fall
A richly illustrated history of midcentury modern suburban churches
Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury Minnesota Modern Architecture and Life at Midcentury Larry Millett 2015 Fall
An expert, illustrated guide through the style that defined midcentury Minnesota
Barnstorming the Prairies: How Aerial Vision Shaped the Midwest Barnstorming the Prairies How Aerial Vision Shaped the Midwest Jason Weems 2015 Fall
How flight led to a new view of the Midwest, making it the center of the nation in more ways than one
John H. Howe, Architect: From Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design John H. Howe, Architect From Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design Jane King Hession and Tim Quigley 2015 Spring
A richly illustrated biography of John H. Howe, “the pencil in Frank Lloyd Wright’s hand” and one of Minnesota’s premier architects
Architectural Agents: The Delusional, Abusive, Addictive Lives of Buildings Architectural Agents The Delusional, Abusive, Addictive Lives of Buildings Annabel Jane Wharton 2015 Spring
How buildings interact with—and manipulate—our world and ourselves
Building Zion: The Material World of Mormon Settlement Building Zion The Material World of Mormon Settlement Thomas Carter 2014 Fall
What the built environment shows us about the complex and evolving nature of nineteenth-century Mormon social and religious life
Spectacular Mexico: Design, Propaganda, and the 1968 Olympics Spectacular Mexico Design, Propaganda, and the 1968 Olympics Luis M. Castañeda 2014 Fall
How Mexico used modern design to announce its arrival on the world stage
Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design Bauhaus Weaving Theory From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design T’ai Smith 2014 Fall
Considers the role of the Bauhaus school’s weaving workshop in debates about craft and medium
Saint John's Abbey Church: Marcel Breuer and the Creation of a Modern Sacred Space Saint John's Abbey Church Marcel Breuer and the Creation of a Modern Sacred Space Victoria M. Young 2014 Fall
The making of an architectural masterpiece in Minnesota, a church that helped to define modern religious design
The Folklore of the Freeway: Race and Revolt in the Modernist City The Folklore of the Freeway Race and Revolt in the Modernist City Eric Avila 2014 Spring
How urban minority communities devastated by the construction of the interstate highway reclaimed their place through cultural expression
More Than Shelter: Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing More Than Shelter Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing Amy L. Howard 2014 Spring
Public housing projects in San Francisco reveal the power of community action
Photographic Architecture in the Twentieth Century Photographic Architecture in the Twentieth Century Claire Zimmerman 2014 Spring
How photography shaped modern architecture
City Choreographer: Lawrence Halprin in Urban Renewal America City Choreographer Lawrence Halprin in Urban Renewal America Alison Bick Hirsch 2014 Spring
How Lawrence Halprin’s choreographic design method mitigated the alienating effects of urban renewal and enriched contemporary urban design
The Social Project: Housing Postwar France The Social Project Housing Postwar France Kenny Cupers 2014 Spring
Maps the architectural, cultural, and intellectual history of suburbanization in postwar France
Architecture since 1400 Architecture since 1400 Kathleen James-Chakraborty 2013 Fall
A sweeping global history of the built environment over six centuries, highlighting the social context in which buildings are commissioned, designed, and constructed
Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History Mechanization Takes Command A Contribution to Anonymous History Sigfried Giedion 2013 Fall
One of the twentieth century’s best-known architectural theorists examines the impact of mechanization on daily life
Manhattan Atmospheres: Architecture, the Interior Environment, and Urban Crisis Manhattan Atmospheres Architecture, the Interior Environment, and Urban Crisis David Gissen 2013 Fall
Examines the impact of New York City’s monumental late-modern architecture on the restructuring of the city
Pedestrian Modern: Shopping and American Architecture, 1925–1956 Pedestrian Modern Shopping and American Architecture, 1925–1956 David Smiley 2013 Spring
How the design of stores and shopping centers shaped modern architecture in the United States
Designing the Creative Child: Playthings and Places in Midcentury America Designing the Creative Child Playthings and Places in Midcentury America Amy F. Ogata 2013 Spring
The construction of the “creative child” as Cold War America’s best hope for the future
Radiance from Halcyon: A Utopian Experiment in Religion and Science Radiance from Halcyon A Utopian Experiment in Religion and Science Paul Eli Ivey 2013 Spring
A revealing history of a surprisingly influential and inventive theosophical utopian community
Constitutional Modernism: Architecture and Civil Society in Cuba, 1933–1959 Constitutional Modernism Architecture and Civil Society in Cuba, 1933–1959 Timothy Hyde 2012 Fall
How architecture, law, and urbanism shaped the premises of civil society in Cuba
Little White Houses: How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America Little White Houses How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America Dianne Harris 2012 Fall
How the ordinary American house contributed to definitions of middle-class whiteness and an exclusionary housing market in the postwar era
Utopia’s Ghost: Architecture and Postmodernism, Again Utopia’s Ghost Architecture and Postmodernism, Again Reinhold Martin 2010 Spring
Unpacking architecture’s important—and continuing—role in postmodern thought
The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States The Architecture of Madness Insane Asylums in the United States Carla Yanni 2007 Spring
From Kirkbride buildings to cottages, a fascinating tour through America’s nineteenth-century mental hospitals
Architecture and Suburbia: From English Villa to American Dream House, 1690-2000 Architecture and Suburbia From English Villa to American Dream House, 1690-2000 John Archer 2008 Spring
An illustrated cultural history of the residential landscape of suburbia