The enclosed shopping mall, now so ubiquitous, was invented by one man: Victor Gruen. Mall Maker is the first biography of this visionary spirit.

Kenneth Bendiner journeys from the Renaissance to the present day—through the works of artists from Rembrandt to Manet to Warhol—to make the case that, though understudied, paintings of food are so important that they should be ...

The famous American architect's fascinating look at the early years of his pioneering work, which led to his being called the "father of the skyscraper.

More than a memoir, Libeskind--the iconoclast with the master plan for Ground Zero--has penned an autobiography of architecture, culture, and people.

The author of the #1 international bestseller "The Swarm" returns with a gripping and historically rich thriller set in medieval Germany.

The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was one of the great wonders of the world. This is the extraordinary story of its realization, and of two men Daniel H. Burnham and H.H. Holmes whose fates it linked--Cover. One man built a heaven on earth.

Four plays by Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler and the Master Builder.

Examines the campaign to discredit Bill and Hillary Clinton which began in 1989 and almost brought down the president ten years later.

This is the first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen's projects to date--a chronological survey of more ...

In this work of popular history at its best, an internationally recognized specialist in the history of architecture pens the biography of the most famous American house of the 20th century: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. 150 photos.