The Villa: From Ancient to Modern

by Joseph Rykwert

More than 170 photographs, drawings, and plans, accompanied by engaging commentary by a noted architectural historian, chronicle the development of the villa as a building type from ancient Roman times to the present day and capture some of the world's premier examples that range from the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompei to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and modern incarnations by Frank Lloyd Wright.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

Joseph Rykwert CBE was Paul Philippe Cret Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, and one of the foremost architectural historians and critics of his generation. He spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom and America. He taught the history and theory of architecture at several institutions in Europe and North America. Rykwert is the author of many influential works on architecture, including The Idea of a Town (1963), On Adam's House in Paradise (1972), The Dancing Column (1996) and The Seduction of Place (2000). All his books have been translated into several languages.