Books for Designers by Culicidae Architectural Press

We are the peer-reviewed publishing sister of Culicidae Press. All of our authors connect with the designed environment at different scales, from graphic design via building structures to urban design and landscapes. Use the menu above to navigate our site and/or click on the images below to learn more about our publications.

book cover of sauna book showing a wooden sauna building in a rural setting on a lake in Finland

Announcing the release of the second edition of our bestseller, Lassi Liikkanen’s The Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design, for worldwide availability on 15 December 2025.

A Handbook for Experience-Driven Sauna Design, Second Edition — For Builders of Sauna Cabins and Designers of Contemporary Apartment Saunas — The only sauna book featured on Amazon’s top rated books on Architecture – Methods and Materials.

This new edition contains several pages of new content, over one hundred minor corrections, and several items of new information, including two completely revised reference tables. The update is especially focused on North American audiences to use more consistently compatible terminology. For instance, it examines the specific changes associated with UL 875-compliant electric sauna heaters.