Architecture for Dogs

By Kenya Hara

A tent for your terrier? A stroller for your Shiba? Bespoke canine designs from the world's leading architectural firms

It is hard to believe that today's pampered, spoiled and mostly housebroken dogs are descended from wolves. Thousands of years of cross-breeding, gene selection and domestication have turned Canis lupus into Canis lupus familiaris--man's best friend. Needless to say, humans have irreversibly altered nature, shaping their environments according to their own standards.
After centuries of subjugating dogs and molding them to our own designs, how can humans build furniture and spaces that accommodate each breed's special needs? Organized and edited by Kenya Hara, Architecture for Dogs collects outstanding examples of dog-centered design from leading architectural firms around the world. Atelier Bow-Wow builds a ramp for a smooth-haired dachshund, FGMF creates a glass-topped cocoon table for a Yorkshire terrier and MVRDV presents an interactive dog house for a beagle. With blueprints and detailed instruction manuals, each featured design offers insight into its underlying concept and how it responds to the specific breed it was created for.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3037788232
• ISBN13: 9783037788233
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
• Length: 297 Pages