The Seven Lamps of Architecture is an extended essay, first published in May 1849 and written by the English art…
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction is a 1977 book on architecture, urban design, and community livability. It was authored…
The Five Orders of Architecture (Regola delle cinque ordini d'architettura) is a book on classical architecture by Giacomo Barozzi da…
De re aedificatoria (On the Art of Building) is a classic architectural treatise written by Leon Battista Alberti between 1443…
The Athens Charter (French: Charte d'Athènes) was a 1933 document about urban planning published by the Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.…
The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). The Modulor is…