Ideas Library

The Ideas Library brings together books drawn from social commentary, contemporary thought and classical thinking.

These sources provide broader perspectives on society, culture, history, politics, economics and human experience. While not directly concerned with architecture or engineering, they contribute to an understanding of the contexts within which buildings are conceived, constructed, occupied and adapted over time.

The library is organised into the following categories:

Social Commentary

Contemporary Thought

Classical Thinking

Social Commentary

Hannah Arendt; Men in Dark Times (Copy) (Copy)

Hannah Arendt; Men in Dark Times (Copy) (Copy)

Robert Greene; Mastery (Copy) (Copy)

Robert Greene; Mastery (Copy) (Copy)

Robert Greene; The Laws of Human Nature (Copy) (Copy)

Robert Greene; The Laws of Human Nature (Copy) (Copy)

Robert Greene; The 48 Laws of Power (Copy) (Copy)

Robert Greene; The 48 Laws of Power (Copy) (Copy)

Malcolm Gladwell; David and Goliath (Copy) (Copy)

Malcolm Gladwell; David and Goliath (Copy) (Copy)

Malcolm Gladwell; Talking to Strangers (Copy) (Copy)

Malcolm Gladwell; Talking to Strangers (Copy) (Copy)

Hans Rosling; Factfulness (Copy) (Copy)

Hans Rosling; Factfulness (Copy) (Copy)

Contemporary Thought

Human progress thinking

Yuval, Noah Harari; 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Copy) (Copy)

Yuval, Noah Harari; 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Copy) (Copy)

Yuval Noah Harari; Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind (Copy) (Copy)

Yuval Noah Harari; Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind (Copy) (Copy)

Yuval Noah Harari; Homo Deus (Copy) (Copy)

Yuval Noah Harari; Homo Deus (Copy) (Copy)

Steven Pinker; The Blank Slate (Copy) (Copy)

Steven Pinker; The Blank Slate (Copy) (Copy)

Steven Pinker; Enlightenment Now (Copy) (Copy)

Steven Pinker; Enlightenment Now (Copy) (Copy)

Steven Pinker; Better Angels of Our Nature (Copy) (Copy)

Steven Pinker; Better Angels of Our Nature (Copy) (Copy)

Kenneth Clark; Civilisation (Copy)

Kenneth Clark; Civilisation (Copy)

Interdisciplinary thinking

Hannah Arendt; The Human Condition (Copy) (Copy)

Hannah Arendt; The Human Condition (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Antifragile, Things that Gain from Disorder (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Antifragile, Things that Gain from Disorder (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Fooled by Randomness (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Fooled by Randomness (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Skin In The Game (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Skin In The Game (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; The Black Swan (Copy) (Copy)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb; The Black Swan (Copy) (Copy)

Matt Ridley; Nature via nurture (Copy) (Copy)

Matt Ridley; Nature via nurture (Copy) (Copy)

Matt Ridley; The Evolution of Everything (Copy) (Copy)

Matt Ridley; The Evolution of Everything (Copy) (Copy)

Modern stoic thinking

Ryan Holiday; The Obstacle Is the Way (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; The Obstacle Is the Way (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Ego Is the Enemy (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Ego Is the Enemy (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Stillness Is the Key (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Stillness Is the Key (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Discipline Is Destiny (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Discipline Is Destiny (Copy) (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Courage is Calling (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Courage is Calling (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Right Thing Right Now (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Right Thing Right Now (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Wisdom Takes Work (Copy)

Ryan Holiday; Wisdom Takes Work (Copy)

Classical Thinking

Aristotle; The Nicomachean Ethics (Copy) (Copy)

Aristotle; The Nicomachean Ethics (Copy) (Copy)

Aristotle; Metaphysics (Copy) (Copy)

Aristotle; Metaphysics (Copy) (Copy)

Aristotle, Poetics (Copy) (Copy)

Aristotle, Poetics (Copy) (Copy)

Epictetus; Discourses and Selected Writings (Copy) (Copy)

Epictetus; Discourses and Selected Writings (Copy) (Copy)

Marcus Aurelius; Meditations (Copy) (Copy)

Marcus Aurelius; Meditations (Copy) (Copy)

Seneca, Letters from a Stoic (Copy) (Copy)

Seneca, Letters from a Stoic (Copy) (Copy)

Bertrand Russell; History of Western Philosophy (Copy) (Copy)

Bertrand Russell; History of Western Philosophy (Copy) (Copy)

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