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There is
a British mystery novelist who has dealt with such issues. One book involved the famous early sideboard by the architect E W Godwin. "The Godwin Sideboard" by John Marshall was published in 1985. I believe another of his mysteries had to do with an ancient cruck-built (timber-framed) barn. . .
I enjoyed these books -- though in my old age I'm more into mysteries than sci-fi. (I'm thinking now is the time to explore that genre, though, for clues to the unsure development of man and planet, ahead. . .)

I keep coming across this...
I keep coming across this reference to a woman named Braun who wrote "The cat who ate Danish Modern' or something like that. She's a mystery writer perhaps you might enjoy it.
What I do like about sci fi is the cover art of a lot of the books and the imagery, it can be quite stimulating.
There was a novel published here about a young architect in Germany who submits the work of a former Nazi under his own name, pact with the devil stuff etc. I think it was just called "the architect"

This is it (about "the...
This is it (about "the architect"). A biography of Mies would make for good reading too I think.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~abr/May01/donanderson.html

blah blah blah, I'd...
blah blah blah, I'd forgotten about 'Couples' by John Updike, this is a great book, the houses that the characters live in are described so well that they really become a necessary part of the book and is a great insight into 1968 America.
I also like "One fat Englishman" by Kingsley Amis, his description of a Paul Rudolph style house ia hilarious.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/04/06/lifetimes/updike-r-couples.html

I agree Fountainhead is kinda...
I agree Fountainhead is kinda silly, though I enjoyed reading it at the time... It pushes the idea of the über-mensch, genius 'super-architect' a bit to far I think... -scary really...
I would recommend 'High-Rise' by J.G. Ballard. It is not really a book about design or architecture as form, but instead a quite surreal tale about the people inhabiting a newly built high-rise building in a recently developed area outside London in the early 70's, and how the structure affects their lives and takes on a life of it's own.

'�¼ber-mensch' is supposed ...
'�¼ber-mensch' is supposed to be 'Uber-mensch' of course, but with a German 'u'...

Yeah Ayn Rand sounded like a ...
Yeah Ayn Rand sounded like a crazy woman.
I got confused with JG Ballard and L Ron Hubbard for a second and got a bit freaked. I havn't read any Ballard yet. I think mega structures and apartment complexes have appeared in a few books. I've never seen that Hollywood film 'Sliver' but that was book too?
Mmmm racking the pop culture side of my brain, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Clockwork Orange, Blade Runner...but the set design (not the cgi) in the newer Star wars was awful, so much black painted mdf and red vinyl.