Scandinavian Modern Houses 4: The spirit of Nordic light is a stunningly beautiful book. Author Vibe Udsen has collated a gorgeous collection of some of Scandinavia’s best houses in this, the fourth instalment of the series, and there is certainly no sign of slipping standards.

Rock the Shack chooses to focus its viewpoint on structures that exist outside an urban context. Each house, cabin, retreat and lookout has an intimate relationship with nature and emphasises the isolation that they are built to capture and enhance.

Reciprocal Frame Architecture examines a specific architectural feature in detail, looking at examples of the form from Japan, England and America. The author Larsen includes great detail of the structural possibilities of the form while not hesitating to point out its limitations.

A book from the German publisher Birkhäuser, New Wood Architecture in Scandinavia provides a comprehensive overview of the use of timber in construction throughout the five Scandinavian countries.

Looking at contemporary examples of how traditional suburban houses have been reinvented, revised and renovated in Australia and New Zealand, New Suburban is the second book from Stuart Harrison and complements his first, Forty-six Square Meters of Land Doesn’t Normally Become a House. New Suburban is in particular a wel

The Japan Architect (JA) is a dual-language English/Japanese publication that endeavours to bring Japanese architectural practices into a wider awareness.

Examining a selection of entrants from the 2014 IDEA Awards, Life Spaces is brimming with the most sumptuous and well-designed interiors to have been built in Australia that year.

Japan: The New Mix examines a fascinating assembly of architects and interior designers that have been working in Japan since the turn of the millennium.

Green, Hidden and Above takes a particularly unique subset of houses and structures as its focus. There are few permanent dwellings in this book and even fewer that are drawn from a city environment.