Sede Cede: Essential Architecture Books (8 books)

A personal SEDE CEDE reading list of architecture basics and enduring essentials. Books I return to for clarity, craft, atmosphere, and thinking. Less “trend,” more foundations: ideas that keep a practice steady while staying open to change. Curated by Emma Noordman

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1	How To Win Work: The architect's guide to business development and marketing by Jan Knikker 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Humanise: A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World by Thomas Heatherwick 4.26 avg rating — 714 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	De toekomst van Nederland - De kunst van richting te veranderen by Floris Alkemade 3.65 avg rating — 141 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives by Carolyn Steel 4.13 avg rating — 558 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin 3.96 avg rating — 83,106 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Kengo Kuma: Small Architecture / Natural Architecture by Kengo Kuma 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	On Ugliness by Umberto Eco 3.88 avg rating — 19,097 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession by Reinier de Graaf 4.14 avg rating — 314 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars