From majestic masonic temples to the captivating carpentry of New England’s Stearns brothers, the University of Tennessee Press has published a number of titles relating to architecture. Get to know our architecture list by reviewing the links below:

Masonic Temples Masonic Temples
Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes
William D. Moore
Masonic Temples introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930. Read more..
Building Environments Building Environments
Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, X
Kenneth A. Breisch and Alison K. Hoagland
These seventeen essays provide a road map of the various paths of architectural inquiry, illustrating how expansive and interdisciplinary this research quest can and should be.
Read more..
View Other Titles in the Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture Series
Invitation to Vernacular Architecture Invitation to Vernacular Architecture
A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes
Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Collins Cromley
A comprehensive introduction to the field, Invitation to Vernacular Architecture walks readers through the process of examining and documenting a building. Read more..
Cheap and Tasteful Dwellings Cheap and Tasteful Dwellings
Design Competitions and the Convenient Interior, 1879–1909
Jan Jennings
Cheap and Tasteful Dwellings thoroughly explores the results of Carpentry and Building magazine’s design competitions, conducted over a thirty-year period from 1879 to 1909.
Read more..
Two Carpenters Two Carpenters
Architecture and Building in Early New England, 1799–1859
J. Ritchie Garrison
This innovative study examines the lives of two New England carpenters, Calvin and George Stearns, in the first half of the nineteenth century. Read more..