Design Library

The Design Library brings together books drawn from architecture, engineering, technology, environmental design, economics and related fields of inquiry.

These sources support the development of projects, publications and research, providing knowledge of how buildings are conceived, designed, constructed, operated and adapted over time.

The library is organised into the following categories:

Newtecnic Design Books

Design Thinking

Architectural Design

Engineering Design

Economic Theory

Environmental Theory

Technology Theory

Newtecnic Design Books

Modern Construction Case Studies, Second Edition; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Case Studies, Second Edition; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Case Studies; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Case Studies; Andrew Watts

Modern Environmental Design; Andrew Watts

Modern Environmental Design; Andrew Watts

Modern Structural Design; Andrew Watts

Modern Structural Design; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Envelopes; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Envelopes; Andrew Watts

Facades Technical Review; Andrew Watts

Facades Technical Review; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Handbook; Andrew Watts

Modern Construction Handbook; Andrew Watts

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Design Thinking

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Creativity

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Creativity

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Flow

Nigel Cross; Design Thinking

Nigel Cross; Design Thinking

Bryan Lawson; How Designers Think

Bryan Lawson; How Designers Think

Peter Rowe; Design Thinking

Peter Rowe; Design Thinking

Tim Brown; Change by Design

Tim Brown; Change by Design

Richard Sennett; The Craftsman

Richard Sennett; The Craftsman

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Architectural Design

History of architectural modernism

Harry Francis Mallgrave; Modern Architectural Theory

Harry Francis Mallgrave; Modern Architectural Theory

Peter Collins; Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture

Peter Collins; Changing Ideals in Modern Architecture

Alan Colquhoun; Modern Architecture

Alan Colquhoun; Modern Architecture

Leonardo Benevolo; History of Modern Architecture Vols 1+2

Leonardo Benevolo; History of Modern Architecture Vols 1+2

Jean-Louis Cohen; The Future of Architecture since 1889

Jean-Louis Cohen; The Future of Architecture since 1889

Kenneth Frampton; A genealogy of Modern Architecture 1924-2004

Kenneth Frampton; A genealogy of Modern Architecture 1924-2004

Kenneth Frampton; Modern Architecture A Critical History

Kenneth Frampton; Modern Architecture A Critical History

Historical theory of architectural modernism

Reyner Banham; Theory and Design in the First Machine Age

Reyner Banham; Theory and Design in the First Machine Age

Alan Colquhoun; Modernity & the Classical Tradition; Architectural Essays

Alan Colquhoun; Modernity & the Classical Tradition; Architectural Essays

Alan Colquhoun; Collected essays in architectural criticism

Alan Colquhoun; Collected essays in architectural criticism

Kenneth Frampton; Labour, work and architecture

Kenneth Frampton; Labour, work and architecture

Michael Hays

Harry Francis Mallgrave; Architectural Theory Since 1968

Harry Francis Mallgrave; Architectural Theory Since 1968

Joan Ockman, Ed; Architecture Culture 1943-1968

Joan Ockman, Ed; Architecture Culture 1943-1968

Contemporary theory of architectural modernism

Lebbeus Woods; Radical Reconstruction

Lebbeus Woods; Radical Reconstruction

Bernard Tschumi; Architecture and Disjunction

Bernard Tschumi; Architecture and Disjunction

Yona Friedman; The Dilution of Architecture

Yona Friedman; The Dilution of Architecture

de Holanda - Oscar Niemeyer Of Glass and Concrete

de Holanda - Oscar Niemeyer Of Glass and Concrete

Constant; New Babylon

Constant; New Babylon

Christopher Alexander; Notes

Christopher Alexander; Notes

Stan Allen; Points and Lines

Stan Allen; Points and Lines

Technical design history

Kenneth Frampton & John Cava; Studies in Tectonic Culture

Kenneth Frampton & John Cava; Studies in Tectonic Culture

Reyner Banham; The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment

Reyner Banham; The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment

Edward Ford; The Details of Modern Architecture - Volume 1

Edward Ford; The Details of Modern Architecture - Volume 1

Edward Ford; The Details of Modern Architecture - Volume 2

Edward Ford; The Details of Modern Architecture - Volume 2

Nikolaus Pevsner; The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design

Nikolaus Pevsner; The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design

Lewis Mumford; Technics and Civilisation

Lewis Mumford; Technics and Civilisation

Geoffrey Broadbent; Design in Architecture

Geoffrey Broadbent; Design in Architecture

Urbanism theory

Colin Rowe

Edward Glaeser

Jonathan Rose

Jane Jacobs; The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs; The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Kevin Lynch; The Image of the City

Kevin Lynch; The Image of the City

Jan Gehl; Life Between Buildings

Jan Gehl; Life Between Buildings

Christopher Alexander; A Pattern Language

Christopher Alexander; A Pattern Language

Proportion in Architecture

Le Corbusier Modulor

Le Corbusier Modulor

Antoine Picon Digital Culture in Architecture

Antoine Picon Digital Culture in Architecture

Colin Rowe The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa

Colin Rowe The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa

Robin Evans Translations from Drawings to Buildings

Robin Evans Translations from Drawings to Buildings

Rudolf Wittkower Architectural principles in the age of humanism

Rudolf Wittkower Architectural principles in the age of humanism

Richard Padovan; Proportion

Richard Padovan; Proportion

H Schofield; The Theory of Proportion in Architecture

H Schofield; The Theory of Proportion in Architecture

Phenomenology in Architecture

Juhani Pallasmaa; The Eyes of the Skin

Juhani Pallasmaa; The Eyes of the Skin

Juhani Pallasmaa; The Thinking Hand

Juhani Pallasmaa; The Thinking Hand

David Leatherbarrow; Architecture Oriented Otherwise

David Leatherbarrow; Architecture Oriented Otherwise

David Leatherbarrow; Architecture Oriented Otherwise

David Leatherbarrow; Architecture Oriented Otherwise

David Leatherbarrow; Uncommon Ground; Architecture, Technology, and Topography

David Leatherbarrow; Uncommon Ground; Architecture, Technology, and Topography

David Leatherbarrow; Topographical stories; studies in landscape and architecture

David Leatherbarrow; Topographical stories; studies in landscape and architecture

David Leatherbarrow; Building Time; Architecture, Event, and Experience

David Leatherbarrow; Building Time; Architecture, Event, and Experience

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Engineering Design

Engineering Thinking

Koen; Discussion of the Method

Koen; Discussion of the Method

Salvadori; Structure in Architecture

Salvadori; Structure in Architecture

Pfammatter; Building the Future

Pfammatter; Building the Future

Salvadori; Why Buildings Stand Up

Salvadori; Why Buildings Stand Up

J E Gordon; Structures

J E Gordon; Structures

J E Gordon; The New Science of Strong Materials

J E Gordon; The New Science of Strong Materials

Billington; The Tower and the Bridge

Billington; The Tower and the Bridge

Engineering Methodology

Frederick S Merritt, James Ambrose; Building Engineering and Systems Design

Frederick S Merritt, James Ambrose; Building Engineering and Systems Design

Baker & Steemers; Energy and Environment in Architecture

Baker & Steemers; Energy and Environment in Architecture

Gerhard Pahl, et al; Engineering Design - A Systematic Approach

Gerhard Pahl, et al; Engineering Design - A Systematic Approach

W. Eder, S. Hosned; Design Engineering A Manual for Enhanced Creativity

W. Eder, S. Hosned; Design Engineering A Manual for Enhanced Creativity

James A. Crowder, Shelli A. Friess; Systems Engineering Agile Design Methodologies

James A. Crowder, Shelli A. Friess; Systems Engineering Agile Design Methodologies

Nigel Cross; Engineering Design Methods

Nigel Cross; Engineering Design Methods

Mike Tooley; Design Engineering Manual

Mike Tooley; Design Engineering Manual

Systems thinking

Peter M. Senge; The Fifth Discipline

Peter M. Senge; The Fifth Discipline

Donella H. Meadows; Thinking in Systems

Donella H. Meadows; Thinking in Systems

Atul Gawande; The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande; The Checklist Manifesto

Cal Newport; Deep Work

Cal Newport; Deep Work

Phil Stutz, Barry Michels; The Tools

Phil Stutz, Barry Michels; The Tools

William Zinsser; Writing To Learn

William Zinsser; Writing To Learn

Shane Parrish; Clear Thinking

Shane Parrish; Clear Thinking

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Economic Theory

Eric Beinhocker; The Origin of Wealth

Eric Beinhocker; The Origin of Wealth

Ian Goldin, Chris Kutarna; Age of Discovery

Ian Goldin, Chris Kutarna; Age of Discovery

Jared Diamond; Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond; Guns, Germs, and Steel

Niall Ferguson; Civilization

Niall Ferguson; Civilization

Niall Ferguson; The Ascent of Money

Niall Ferguson; The Ascent of Money

Edmund S. Phelps; Mass Flourishing

Edmund S. Phelps; Mass Flourishing

Niall Ferguson; The Square and the Tower

Niall Ferguson; The Square and the Tower

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Environmental Theory

Mike Berners-Lee; There Is No Planet B

Mike Berners-Lee; There Is No Planet B

Seth Godin; The Carbon Almanac

Seth Godin; The Carbon Almanac

Vaclav Smil; Energy and Civilization A History

Vaclav Smil; Energy and Civilization A History

Vaclav Smil; Growth

Vaclav Smil; Growth

Vaclav Smil; Harvesting the Biosphere

Vaclav Smil; Harvesting the Biosphere

Vaclav Smil; How the World Really Works

Vaclav Smil; How the World Really Works

Vaclav Smil; Numbers Don't Lie

Vaclav Smil; Numbers Don't Lie

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Technology Theory

W. Brian Arthur, The Nature of Technology

W. Brian Arthur, The Nature of Technology

Carl Mitcham; Thinking through Technology

Carl Mitcham; Thinking through Technology

Bronowski, Jacob; The Ascent of Man

Bronowski, Jacob; The Ascent of Man

Chris Anderson; Makers, The New Industrial Revolution

Chris Anderson; Makers, The New Industrial Revolution

Yuval Noah Harari; Nexus

Yuval Noah Harari; Nexus

James Burke; The Knowledge Web

James Burke; The Knowledge Web

James Burke; Connections

James Burke; Connections

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