Shows and describes the components and construction materials of a building, and discusses staircases, fireplaces, doors, windows, and ornament.

For Gwendolyn Wright, the houses of America are the diaries of the American people. They create a fascinating chronicle of the way we have lived, and a reflecti

The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England

One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean

"The second edition of History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago is a tribute to Frank Randall's vision and resource to Chicago area archit