New York Changing by Douglas Levere and The Mythic City by Donald Albrecht
Two great picture books that focus on New York City. Levere's book presents a side-by-side comparison of Berenice Abbott's 1930's images with recent "rephotographs" of his own. Albrecht's book is a collection of lesser known photographer Samuel H. Grottscho's photos of the city from 1925-40.
IDEO Method Cards by IDEO and Oblique Strategies by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt
If inspiration is what you need, these two decks dole it out in unique ways: the IDEO deck presents 51 strategies used by the design company, while the Oblique Strategies are harder to pin down, where each card is a "a suggestion of a course of action or thinking to assist in creative situations."
Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape by Brian Hayes and The Works: Anatomy of a City by Kate Ascher
Two heavily-illustrated guides to the stuff we take for granted.
HONG KONG Front Door/Back Door by Michael Wolf and Burtynsky - China by Edward Burtynsky
Two photography books focusing on everybody's favorite "21st-century country".
Buckminster Fuller: Designing for mobility by Michael John Gorman and Buckminster Fuller T-shirt by FAT American
A book and a shirt about one of the 20th-centuries most innovative thinkers.
Dinner for Architects edited by Winfried Nerdinger and Sketch Plan Build: World Class Architects Show How It's Done by Alejandro Bahamon
Here's two books that show proof that in this day of ubiquitous computer graphics, architects still draw.
Katsura: The Imperial Villa by Arata Isozaki and Modern Japanese House by Naomi Pollock
The Japanese house then and now.
Architourism: Authentic, Escapist, Exotic, Spectacular edited by Joan Ockman and A Guide to Contemporary Architecture in America, Volume 1 by Masayuki Fuchigami
Architecture growing popularity for travelers is analyzed and presented in these two books.
Constructing Architecture: A Materials, Processes, Structures, A Handbook edited by Andrea Deplazes and Material World 2: Innovate Materials for Architecture and Design compiled by Materio
These Birkhauser books attest to the popularity of innovative materials and processes in architecture today.
Josep Lluis Mateo: Projects, Works, Writings by Philip Ursprung and Alvaro Siza: Private Houses compiled by Francesco Molteni and Alessandra Cianchetta
Finally, a couple expensive monographs to round out the list.
Revealing Chicago by Terry Evans and Chicago Architecture: Histories, Revisions, Alternatives edited by Charles Waldheim and Katerina Ruedi
And a couple late Chicago additions.
Some more lists:
:: Design Observer's Holiday Reading
:: Village Voice's Year's Coffee Table Books
:: Amazon.com's Editor Picks: Top 50
:: New York Times' 100 Notable, 10 Best Books of 2005, and Houses and Gardens
:: Fimoculous.com's constantly-updated Lists 2005
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