| Title | Role | Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sketches from Life: The Autobiography of Lewis Mumford: The Early Years | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1983 | shortlisted |
| The Myth of the Machine: Technics and Human Development | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1971 | shortlisted |
| The Myth of the Machine: Technics and Human Development | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1968 | shortlisted |
| The City in History: Its Origins, its Transformations and its Prospects | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1962 | winner |