This classic work, now in its fifth edition, covers every aspect of architecture and landscape architecture. Ranging from ancient times to contemporary trends, it also adopts a truly international perspective, with entries on countries as diverse as Russia, Brazil, and Tibet.
- Provides biographies of architects and landscape architects, ancient and modern
- Surveys architecture and landscape architecture by country
- Discusses the history of urban design, including parks and motorways
- Defines styles and movements, building types and materials
- Covers structural and technical innovations and new terminology
- Includes clear and detailed drawings
'Immensely useful, succinct and judicious... rich in accurate fact and accumulated wisdom' -The Times Literary Supplement
'A magnificent panorama of world architecture, scholarly conciseness at its best' -Arts Review
