The top 10 architecture and design books of 2024
For those still looking for Christmas gifts, we round up this year's top architecture and design books as part of our review of 2024. More
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Alastair Philip Wiper captures "over-the-top kitsch" 1970s doomsday bunker in Las Vegas
British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper has documented a subterranean fallout shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada, complete with a four-hole putting green surrounded by faux pine trees and painted scenery. More
Ten modernist kiosks that offer "a window to a different world"
Over 100 modernist booths that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe feature in the book Kiosk. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka shed light on the unusual structures and pick 10 of the most interesting. More
Ten Hélène Binet photographs that capture light and shadow in architecture
Photographer Hélène Binet and co-authors Marco Iuliano and Martino Stierli have selected 10 highlights – from architect Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals to the Pantheon in Rome – from a new book about Binet's work. More
Sacred Modernity showcases "unique beauty and architectural innovation" of brutalist churches
Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe. Here, he picks his 12 favourites from his Sacred Modernity book. More
Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"
A crematorium clad in ribbed concrete and a geometric university bell tower feature in this roundup of 10 brutalist buildings photographed by Simon Phipps for his Brutal Wales book. More
Ten women architects "who should all be household names"
The recently released 100 Women: Architects in Practice book showcases the work of 100 architects from around the world. Here, the authors pick 10 that have never before been featured in Dezeen. More
Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design books of 2023
We continue our review of 2023 with a roundup of this year's top architecture and design books, including a survey of 60 years of Barbie Dreamhouses and a volume documenting tidal pools around the world. More
Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture
The Twentieth Century Society's latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity's director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. More
Ten Cold War US embassies that embody America's 20th-century "victorious exuberance"
Embassies designed for the United States by Walter Gropius and Eero Saarinen feature in this roundup based on David B Peterson's book US Embassies of the Cold War: The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense. More
Ten post-industrial structures from the Black Country
Artist Tom Hicks has spent the last six years documenting the built environment of the West Midlands region of the UK. Here, he picks ten of his favourite photographs from his book Black Country Type. More
Graduate Hotels spotlights its diverse interiors with new book
Promotion: Nashville-based hospitality brand Graduate Hotels has launched a self-titled book spotlighting its hotels in university towns and cities across the world. More
Six sea pools that provide "safe access to water for all"
As outdoor swimming continues to make a resurgence, architect Chris Romer-Lee picks six of the most intriguing tidal pools from his book Sea Pools. More
Ten houses perched precariously on cliff edges
Living on the Edge is a book that celebrates clifftop houses. Here, author Agata Toromanoff selects 10 of her favourites, from a cabin in the Italian Alps to a villa on the Mexican Pacific coast. More
Competition: win Universal Design Studio's new book
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with architecture and interior design practice Universal Design Studio to offer readers the chance to win a copy of their inaugural monograph, Universal Design Studio: Inside Out. More
Seven Parisian brutalist buildings that illustrate the movement's "level of experimentation"
Barlett School of Architecture professor Robin Wilson has shared with Dezeen a selection of eclectic brutalist buildings in Paris that are featured in his latest book, Brutalist Paris. More
Six Barbie Dreamhouses that chart the evolution of the American home
Toymaker Mattel and architecture magazine Pin-Up have released a book celebrating Barbie's Dreamhouse to mark its 60th anniversary. Here, the editors pick six emblematic examples that show how the dollhouse has evolved. More
UK's "eclectic range" of council housing celebrated in book by John Boughton
From Glasgow to Somerset, here are historian John Boughton's picks of the UK's most interesting public housing schemes featured in his latest book, A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates. More
Dezeen's top 11 architecture and design books of 2022
Continuing our review of 2022, we look at 11 page-turning books published on design and architecture this year, including a tome on the century's best British houses and a "cookbook" of experimental food designs. More
Nine types of street furniture that "exert an outsized impact on place and mood"
On the Street aims to draw attention to a layer of public architecture that often goes unnoticed. Here, the book's author Edwin Heathcote highlights nine types of street furniture that "slot in amid the big things". More