The Story of Architecture

by Jonathan Glancey, Norman Foster

A lavishly illustrated study of architecture spans some five thousand years as it captures the finest achievements of human construction; discusses a variety of architectural styles and movements within their historical, geographical, and cultural contexts; and profiles some of the world's great architects, past and present.

Genres: Architecture, Art, History, Reference, Nonfiction, Design

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 2000

Reviews

[Mintkittytea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Swift, concise overview, with great photos.

[Laurie Wheeler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book on the history of architecture that we used in our Classical Rhetoric homeschool history studies.

[Jim Short · Rating 4 out of 5]

This provides a decent overview of the development of architectural styles from the dawn of civilization to 2000 (or so). It could some updating for the most recent score of years, though.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love reading about architecture, this book is full of beauty and intrigue. The articles are simple and short, yet informative and insightful. It took me awhile to read but, I wanted to digest each category of artful structures. Need to own this book!

[uosɯɐS · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good overview of architectural styles, with color photographs. As with most architecture books, I felt there could've been more pictures... but I really appreciated the history that went went along with everything. A books like this helps to integrate historical facts into a memorable timeline.

[Miki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great intro to architecture. I wish that it were more in-depth with more pictures.

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful photos. Writing ok. A good comprehensive overview- covers ground from the earliest architecture known to present day. Necessarily does not go into much depth. Enjoyable.

[Alastair Kemp · Rating 2 out of 5]

I now know more about architecture than I did before.

[Saiid Abdul Baqi · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book in providing valuable information about the world's greatest architectural buildings/ edifices throughout history, as well as its amiable narrative fashion.

[Russreina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is stunningly informative, filled with great bits of side knowledge and in general one of my favourite books. Highly recommend this book to fuel your passion and interest in architecture!

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

A book with extremely beautiful photos and extremely boring texts - both seem to be trademark features of all DK books.