Filled with vibrant pictures and informative text, this book is an imperative and entertaining guide to architecture. It will inspire architecture students and experienced architects. It provides advice and information to anyone interested in a career in architecture.
Many books contain hundreds or thousands of pages of details—overwhelmingly more than you need to know. This book will not bore you with too much unnecessary detail. It provides the vital information that's necessary to understanding and enjoying architecture, in a format that is small yet hugely entertaining.
Some of the topics that are covered in this book include the origins of architecture, historic preservation, modern architecture and unusual architecture.
An excellent reference to the foundations of architecture it describes the most innovative buildings of today and tomorrow. Describing buildings and houses form all over the world it offers a global perspective of architecture.
Reviews-
Robert Smith always writes concise and fun to read guides on whatever topic he chooses. In this book, he turns his talents to architecture and delivers a fun, quick read that covers everything from the origins of architecture to today's modern and experimental designs. The book is filled with full color photographs and it a pleasure to read, Great stuff!
-Kevin Lintner
This is a wonderful book that is full of the different kinds of architecture. It also teaches the reader about the origins of architecture and where the how different societies and different technologies influence the buildings in the region. Excellent book for anyone that is just starting to learn about Architecture.
-Rosemary M. Goddard
Many books contain hundreds or thousands of pages of details—overwhelmingly more than you need to know. This book will not bore you with too much unnecessary detail. It provides the vital information that's necessary to understanding and enjoying architecture, in a format that is small yet hugely entertaining.
Some of the topics that are covered in this book include the origins of architecture, historic preservation, modern architecture and unusual architecture.
An excellent reference to the foundations of architecture it describes the most innovative buildings of today and tomorrow. Describing buildings and houses form all over the world it offers a global perspective of architecture.
Reviews-
Robert Smith always writes concise and fun to read guides on whatever topic he chooses. In this book, he turns his talents to architecture and delivers a fun, quick read that covers everything from the origins of architecture to today's modern and experimental designs. The book is filled with full color photographs and it a pleasure to read, Great stuff!
-Kevin Lintner
This is a wonderful book that is full of the different kinds of architecture. It also teaches the reader about the origins of architecture and where the how different societies and different technologies influence the buildings in the region. Excellent book for anyone that is just starting to learn about Architecture.
-Rosemary M. Goddard
