This year's top architecture and design books include a survey of 60 years of Barbie Dreamhouses and a volume documenting tidal pools around the world.
Living on the Edge: Houses on Cliffs by Agata Toromanoff offers an introduction to an incredible array of buildings that seem to defy the laws of gravity .
Brutalist architecture is a great divider. Its many haters aside, it also has loyal enthusiasts, including Bond villains and dastardly dictators. If you haven’t caught the bug for this raw – and sometimes foreboding – style, here’s an opportunity to learn about its utilitarian magnificence.