A curated reading list for architects and researchers working at the intersection of data, computation, and architectural design. --- ## Data-Driven Design & Computational Architecture - **"Architectural Intelligence"** by Molly Wright Steenson — how architects pioneered computational thinking before the personal computer era - **"Digital Design Exercises for Architecture Students"** by Jason S. Johnson — practical computational design pedagogy - **"Morphogenesis"** by Michael Weinstock — biological principles applied to architectural form and structure - **"Material Computation"** by Achim Menges — computational design with material awareness; ICD Stuttgart research - **"Algorithmic Architecture"** by Kostas Terzidis — foundational text on computation in architectural design ## Biomimicry and Nature-Inspired Design - **"Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature"** by Janine Benyus — the foundational text; makes the case for learning from biological systems - **"The Biomimicry Revolution"** by Veronika Kapsali — updated assessment of biomimetic applications across industries including architecture - **"Digital Morphogenesis"** by Branko Kolarevic — computational approaches to biologically-inspired architectural form ## Islamic Architecture and Urbanism - **"What is Islamic Architecture Anyway?"** by Nasser Rabbat — interrogates the coherence and meaning of the category; essential for any data-driven approach to Islamic heritage - **"From Medieval Cairo to Modern Masdar City"** by Abbas M. Hassan, Hyowon Lee & UooSang Yoo — data-driven comparison of traditional and contemporary passive cooling strategies - **"فقه العمران"** (Jurisprudence of Urbanism) by Khaled Azab — Islamic legal and cultural frameworks for urban planning and building regulation - **"Islamic Architecture: Form, Function and Meaning"** by Robert Hillenbrand — comprehensive survey of building types and their social functions ## Data Visualization and Communication - **"Storytelling with Data"** by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic — practical guide to effective data visualisation; applicable to architectural presentation - **"The Visual Display of Quantitative Information"** by Edward Tufte — the classic on data visualisation principles; chartjunk, data-ink ratio, small multiples - **"Dear Data"** by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec — hand-drawn data visualisation as creative practice; expands thinking about what data representation can be - **"Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design"** by Andy Kirk — comprehensive practical reference ## Sustainability and Building Performance - **"Energy and Buildings"** journal — peer-reviewed research on building energy performance, simulation validation, post-occupancy studies - **"A Green Vitruvius"** by European Commission — principles and practices for sustainable architectural design - **"Sustainable Energy — Without the Hot Air"** by David MacKay — quantitative thinking about energy; free online at withouthotair.com ## Data Ethics and Social Impact - **"Weapons of Math Destruction"** by Cathy O'Neil — how algorithmic bias affects real-world decisions; relevant to data-driven urban planning and design - **"Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men"** by Caroline Criado Perez — gender data gaps in design and planning; essential reading for anyone claiming "data-driven" design ## Heritage Conservation and Digital Documentation - **"Data-Driven Conservation Actions of Heritage Places Curated with HBIM"** by Tugba Saricaoglu & Gamze Saygi — HBIM methodology for heritage management - **"Applying a GIS to the Underwater Archaeology of Menorca"** — GIS applications in heritage documentation - **"Digital Technology to Locate Historical Water Catchment Systems"** by Pilar Carranza-Cañadas et al. — geophysical survey and GIS for infrastructure archaeology --- *This reading list is part of the Data-Driven Design in Architecture lecture series.*