A celebration of the illustrated book, this volume presents 100 of the best architecture titles up to the present day.

John Hill, the founder of one of the world's most popular architecture blog, A Daily dose of Architecture, offers his list of books that are quintessential for understanding architecture. This unique volume offers Hill's picks of the best illustrated architecture books ever written, organized by categories into Manifestos, Histories, Education, Housing, Monographs, Buildings, Exhibitions, Building Cities, and Critiques.

The selections span the past century up to the present and include Le Corbusier's Towards a New Architecture, Project Japan by Rem Koolhaas, Atlas of Another America: An Architectural Fiction, by Keith Krumwiede, The Architecture of Closed Worlds by Lydia Kallipoliti, and Thomas Wolfe's From Bauhaus to Our House. Reproductions of each book's cover along with selected spreads are accompanied by Hill's informed and engaging take on what makes the title unique and indispensable. In addition, sidebar "Top 10" lists from dozens of today's leading critics and architects are scattered throughout.

Capturing the best of Hill's insightful and curious mind, this invaluable resource will broaden the world of anyone interested in the field of architecture--and provide irrefutable arguments for these works' continued relevance.