This reading list of architecture and built environment research is not meant to be a comprehensive and definitive bibliography, but a selection of relevant writings that will be regularly reviewed and updated.
Please visit the RIBA Reading List| page on RIBApedia, the architectural research wiki, to add new items to the list. Inclusion in the list does not signify endorsement or agreement with the authors.
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