Despite Architecture being a very visual “Art” form, we believe an Architect’s concept behind a design has meaning far further than what the eye can see. We believe that the architects and students with the best design concepts are the ones with the most background knowledge. But where does one gain knowledge beyond what one can imagine? Through books, of course!

If you read for fun and entertainment or for education and inspiration, reading produces ideas within your mind and in turn produces ideas out of your mind in the form of a concept or idea.

Here at Successful Archi Student, we strongly believe in self-education, as your teachers can only teach you so much. When you read, you are learning from the experiences of people who have done it all and seen it all before. When you read a 200 page book what you are really doing is uploading the information from the authors brain (of numerous years of experience) into your own and creating your own perspective and knowledge to take action on.

So – we present to you, the motivated student – our top 10 best books for architecture students to assist you on your journey as a student through to professional architect. This top 10 list was assembled from our online library, a compilation of all the books we found were vital for our success.