Books:
* The Life of the Place: This book explores the relationship between architecture and human experience, arguing that places are not just physical spaces but are shaped by our memories, emotions, and interactions. (1990)
* The Hand: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origins of Architecture (1995)
* The Work of the Hand: This book examines the role of craft and manual labor in shaping our understanding of architecture and design. (1997)
* The Texture of Cities: This book investigates the relationship between cities and the human body, arguing that cities are not just abstract spaces but are experienced through our senses. (2000)
* The Space Between Us: The Architectures of Everyday Life (2005)
* The Unbearable Openness of the Place: Towards an Architecture of the Between (2009)
* The Place of the Ordinary: Architecture, Memory and the Everyday (2013)
* The Sense of Place: Architecture and Experience (2017)
Edited Volumes:
* Form and Matter: Essays on the Philosophy of Architecture (1991)
* The Architecture of the Everyday (2002)
* The Place of Architecture (2005)
* Building, Dwelling, Thinking: The Architectures of Everyday Life (2006)
* Between Form and Content: Essays on Architectural Representation (2007)
Articles and Essays:
David Leatherbarrow has also published numerous articles and essays in academic journals and anthologies, covering topics such as:
* Phenomenology of architecture
* Architecture and the body
* Architecture and memory
* Architecture and the everyday
* The history of architecture
* The theory of design
His work has been influential in shaping contemporary architectural theory and discourse. He is known for his insightful and poetic approach to architecture, which emphasizes the human experience of space and the role of architecture in shaping our understanding of the world.