The National Civic Art Society suggests these books to anyone interested in architecture, art, urbanism, and the influence of classical culture.
Adam, Robert, and Louis Hellman. The 7 Sins of Architects.
Adams, Hazard, and Leroy Searle eds. Critical Theory Since Plato
Bess, Philip. Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred
Brand, Stewart. How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
Brolin, Brent C. Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return
Cox, Kenyon. The Classic Point of View
Glazer, Nathan. From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City
Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jaeger, Werner. Trans. Gilbert Highet. Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture
Kunstler, James Howard. The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
Krier, Leon. The Architecture of Community
Lee, Rensselaer W. Ut Pictura Poesis: The Humanistic Theory of Painting
MacAuley, David. Great Moments in Architecture
Millais, Malcom. Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture
Morrone, Francis. How Henry Hope Reed Saved Architecture
Reed, Henry Hope. The Golden City
Rice, Pierce. Man as Hero: The Human Figure in Art
Scott, Geoffrey. The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste
Scruton, Roger. Beauty
Scruton, Roger. The Aesthetics of Architecture
Semes, Steven W. The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation
Watkin, David. Morality and Architecture Revisited
Wharton, Edith and Codman, Ogden, Jr. The Decoration of Houses
Wolfe, Tom. From Bauhaus to Our House
Wolfe, Tom. The Painted Word