Urbanism:
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy (Bicycle) by Ellie Blue
Cartopia: Portland’s Food Cart Revolution by Kelly Rodgers and Kelley Roy
Portland in Three Centuries: The Place and the People by Carl Abbott
Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities by Timothy Beatley
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William Whyte
Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space by Jan Gehl
Architecture:
The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure) by Christopher Alexander
Sustainability:
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William Macdonough