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Collection: Recommended reads for architecture students

We're often asked for one good book to introduce students to architecture. The truth is that while there are many books that present themselves as 'an introduction to architecture', there aren't any that we think cover everything it might be useful to know. 

There are, though, many books we often find ourselves recommending that introduce particular aspects of the discipline well, or that have proven especially influential for architectural culture and practice, internationally and here in Australia. They cover topics from sketch drawing to how to transition into the workplace.

Below you can find our non-definitive, recommended reading list for those making a start in the discipline (or even just those who might be architecture curious).

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  • Lessons For Students In Architecture (7th Ed)
    Lessons for Students in Architecture by Herman Hertzberger - softcover edition with typographic cover design
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  • Architectural Graphics: 7th Edition
    Architectural Graphics by Francis D. K. Ching - softcover book with architectural line drawing on cover
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  • Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, 5th Edition
    Architecture: Form, Space, and Order by Francis D. K. Ching - softcover book with architectural diagram cover
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  • Basics: Architectural Presentation
    Basics Architectural Presentation by Bert Bielefeld - Birkhäuser paperback cover
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  • First Knowledges Design: Building on Country
    Design: Building on Country by Alison Page & Paul Memmott - paperback cover, compact format
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  • The Beauty of Everyday Things
    The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi - minimal paperback cover design
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  • 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
    101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick - compact hardcover with clean typographic cover
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  • Modern Architecture (World of Art)
    Modern Architecture: A Critical History by Kenneth Frampton - hardcover with typographic cover design
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  • Floor Plan Manual Housing
    Floor Plan Manual by Friederike Schneider - softcover architectural reference book with clean typographic cover
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  • Graphic Anatomy: Atelier Bow-Wow
    Graphic Anatomy by Atelier Bow-Wow - square format softcover with architectural drawing detail
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  • Atelier Bow-Wow: Graphic Anatomy 2
    Graphic Anatomy 2 by Atelier Bow-Wow - square format softcover with architectural drawing detail
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  • Manual of Biogenic House Sections
    Manual of Biogenic House Sections by Paul Lewis - architectural cross-section drawings on cover
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  • A Dictionary Of Color Combinations
    A Dictionary of Color Combinations by Sanzo Wada - compact paperback with colour swatch cover design
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  • A Dictionary Of Color Combinations Volume 2
    A Dictionary of Color Combinations Vol. 2 - compact paperback with colour swatch grid cover design
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  • Gunyah Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia
    Gunyah, Goondie + Wurley by Paul Memmott - hardcover with earthy toned cover design
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  • Australian House: The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture Since 1981
    Australian House: The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture Since 1981 - hardcover book with architectural photography
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  • Glenn Murcutt: Thinking Drawing/Working Drawing
    Glenn Murcutt: Thinking Drawing / Working Drawing - hardcover book with architectural drawing detail on cover
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  • Delirious New York : A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
    Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaas - Sternberg Press paperback edition cover
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  • Notes on the Synthesis of Form
    Notes on the Synthesis of Form by Christopher Alexander - softcover book with minimal typographic cover design
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  • Point Line Plane
    Point Line Plane by Kengo Kuma - hardcover book with geometric typographic cover design
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