Architecture

Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present

Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god o...

Thinking, Fast and Slow

System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical....

Avian Inspiration: Art and Design Inspired by Birds

As Claude Monet once said, “I would like to paint the way a bird sings”. From the sacred falcons and...

Botanical Inspiration: Nature in art and illustration

A world without plants is a world without life, both literally and figuratively. Besides forming the...

Insectile Inspiration: Insects in Art and Illustration

Whether you look at them in awe or in fear, the world of small but mighty insects is an irreplaceabl...

Fungal Inspiration: Art and design inspired by wild nature

When one speaks of the beauty of Mother Nature, lush leaves and bright blooms in the sun often come ...

Your Private Sky: R. Buckminster Fuller: The Art of Design Science

In light of the reawakening interest in R. Buckminster Fuller’s works and thoughts, and of their gro...

Thinking Architecture, 3rd Edition

Architecture that is meant to have a sensuous connection to life calls for thinking that goes far be...

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School has become one of the most popular architecture books of...

Forty Ways to Know a Star

Stars, the building blocks of the universe, are simply luminous spheres of plasma held together by g...

PLAY! A Cultural Perspective on Design of Playgrounds

PLAY! is a reflection on the culture of playground design. Urban playgrounds form a vast, intricate ...

Paul Rand: A Designer's Art

If Paul Rand was the most influential American graphic designer of the twentieth century, then Paul ...

Play Matters

What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite...

A Cat's Welcome Flipbook

There’s almost nothing more rewarding than having a fuzzy friend greet you at the door when you arri...

God of Bug Eater Flipbook

A charming flip book that tracks a jewelled scarab as it burrows its way through the pages, carving ...

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstei...

Strange Cures

Strange Cures is a turbulent, against-all odds memoir of self-discovery, success, failure, and reinv...

Homo Ludens

In Homo Ludens, Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. He ide...

Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks

We’re all born playful. But when we grow up, we learn to suppress this critical, hardwired instinct ...

Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree: Getting to know trees through the language of

Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through the sense most al...

Press Here

Press the yellow dot on the cover of this interactive children's book, follow the instructions withi...

Man And His Symbols

Since our inception, humanity has looked to dreams for guidance. But what are they? How can we under...

The Art Of Architectural Grafting

In this book, Jeanne Gang, one of America’s most distinguished contemporary architects, proposes app...

Hi-Fi: The History Of High-End Audio Design

At a time when sales of vinyl records have hit a 25-year high, and analog technologies are providing...