The Architecture Book

Five thousand years of building, from ancient monuments to contemporary landmarks, are traced through the movements and the designers behind them. Entries explain architectural ideas in plain language and pair them with photographs, plans and annotated visuals, so terms such as classical order or modernism become concrete rather than abstract. Figures including Imhotep, Palladio, Zaha Hadid and Frank Lloyd Wright appear beside the structures that made their reputations, with commentary on how each shaped the city around it. What this title covers: • Buildings and movements drawn from cultures across five millennia • Annotated visuals break down structural and stylistic ideas • Profiles of architects from Imhotep to Zaha Hadid • Written for newcomers while remaining useful to design students Suited to design students, history readers and anyone drawn to buildings, published by DK Publishing and available through Boipoka.