Books like Organic Architecture by Maggie Toy

A comprehensive portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1869–1959) that explores his pioneering influence on modern and domestic architecture, his mastery of glass and ornamentation, and his enduring impact on American design.

Steven Holl’s House presents fifteen domestic designs—from the secluded Hualalai on Hawai‘i to the Catskill Mountains—showing how his architecture responds to place, time, and sensory experience. The book traces his unique, site‑integrated approach from the specific to the universal.

"Organic architecture is a living tradition taking new and exciting directions. This book tells the story of a flowing and vibrant style of building design and reveals the importance of beauty, harmony and sympathy for the body, mind and spirit.". "New Organic Architecture is a manifesto for a way of building that is both aesthetically pleasing and kinder to the environment. It explains eight key themes drawn from the work of organic architects, sources of inspiration, the roots and concepts behind the style, the fascination with geometry and the environmental challenges to overcome."--BOOK JACKET.

Miami: Trends and Traditions is the first volume in a series of books documenting significant architectural interiors and important houses - both familiar and seldom seen - in favorite cities around the globe. Photographer Roberto Schezen, together with architectural critic Beth Dunlop, explores Miami's great architectural treasures, from well-known landmarks, including Vizcaya, the Morris Lapidus apartment, and the Delano Hotel, to work by such vital young architects as Teofilo Victoria, Jorge Hernandez, and Carlos Zapata. Dramatically illustrated with lush color photographs, commissioned especially for this volume, Miami: Trends and Traditions celebrates the city's historic architectural traditions from the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the earliest days of Modernism. Also featured are the recently built houses that pay homage to the legacy of the Mediterranean but capture the essence of Miami's contemporary persona and the tropics of today. Through the building descriptions, the text traces the intriguing history of Miami's architecture - its character drawn from the rich mix of stylistic sources and the theatrical inclination of its architects - and looks at the role and influence of private houses in creating the larger sense of the city.

Discover iconic American twentieth-century residential architecture in this illustrated edition of 'American Masterworks' by Kenneth Frampton.

An architectural history of Los Angeles that shows how large‑scale residential projects have reshaped the city’s landscape, people, and politics from the 1930s to the 1990s.