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"Architecture is an all-embracing adventure without end," declares Dan Cruickshank in the introduction to A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings .

Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known structures, and many less obvious ones, the unsung heroes of this great and fascinating story. Having visited most of the featured buildings himself, his book is both authoritative and intimate.

From the evocative remains of ancient civilizations to towering New York skyscrapers, Cruickshank's A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings is organized in seven themes. Examples are:

Pioneers -- Pantheon (Rome), National Library (Paris), Flatiron Building (New York), Norkomfin Housing (Moscow), Casa Malaparte (Capri) Buildings of Vision -- Sculpture, Gate of Lions (Greece), Krak des Chevaliers (Syria), Maori Meeting House (New Zealand), Assembly Buildings (Bangladesh), Moscow Metro (Russia) Follies -- Bishop's Castle (Colorado), Falling Water (Pennsylvania), Sagrada Familia (Barcelona) Ancient, Lost and Disappearing Worlds -- Uruk (Iraq), Mud City of Chan Chan (Peru), Mesa Verde (Colorado), R.F. Scott's Hut (Antarctica), Oratory of Gallerus (Ireland) Scale: Where Size Matters -- Burj Khalif (Dubai), Crystal Island Complex (Moscow), Towers Of San Gimignano (Italy), Pyramid of the Sun and Ciudadela (Teotihuacan, Mexico), Ulm Minster (Germany) Rhetoric and Meaning -- Ise Inner Shrine (Japan), Christ in the Attic (Amsterdam), Taj Mahal (India), Crystal Island Complex (Russia), The Palace of Ctesiphon (Iraq) Survivals and Revivals -- Slave Cabins (New Orleans), Catherine Palace (Russia), Carcassonne (France) Watson's Hotel (Mumbai), Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia).

Architects, historians, travelers and inquisitive readers will enjoy this beautiful, sumptuously illustrated book.

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• Introduction(p. 10)
• Chapter 1 Pioneers
• 1 Step Pyramid of Djoser(p. 22)
• 2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius(p. 25)
• 3 The Pantheon(p. 30)
• 4 Palazzo Rucellai(p. 34)
• 5 Villa Almerico Capra(p. 38)
• 6 Château De Vaux-Le-Vicomte(p. 41)
• 7 Marshall, Benyon, and Bage's Flax Mill(p. 44)
• 8 Dulwich picture Gallery(p. 46)
• 9 The Palm House(p. 48)
• 10 E V Haughwout Building(p. 52)
• 11 Oriel Chambers(p. 54)
• 12 St Pancras Station(p. 57)
• 13 Guaranty Building(p. 62)
• 14 Flatiron Building(p. 67)
• 15 Woolworth Building(p. 70)
• 16 AEG Turbine Hall(p. 72)
• 17 The Steiner House(p. 74)
• 18 The Rietveld Schröder House(p. 76)
• 19 The Bauhaus(p. 79)
• 20 The Lovell Health House(p. 82)
• 21 Narkomfin Apartment Building(p. 85)
• 22 La Maison De Verre(p. 87)
• 23 Chrysler Building(p. 89)
• 24 Villa Savoye(p. 92)
• 25 Salginatobel Bridge(p. 94)
• 26 The Melnikov House(p. 97)
• 27 Seagram Building(p. 99)
• Chapter 2 Rhetoric (Building with a Message)
• 28 Tower of the Winds(p. 106)
• 29 Crac Des Chevaliers(p. 108)
• 30 Alhambra(p. 112)
• 31 Rushton Triangular Lodge(p. 115)
• 32 Old Shoin and the New Palace(p. 118)
• 33 Easton Neston(p. 122)
• 34 Bhutanese Farmhouse(p. 125)
• 35 Altes Museum(p. 127)
• 36 Thorvaldsen Museum(p. 132)
• 37 Wharenui(p. 134)
• 38 Stockholm Public Library(p. 136)
• 39 Fallingwater(p. 139)
• 40 Casa Malaparte(p. 144)
• 41 Säynätsalo Town Hall(p. 147)
• 42 National Parliament(p. 150)
• 43 Trellick Tower(p. 153)
• Chapter 3 Sacred
• 44 Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut(p. 160)
• 45 Temple of Solomon(p. 163)
• 46 St Catherine's Monastery(p. 166)
• 47 Hagia Sophia(p. 169)
• 48 Dome of the Rock(p. 172)
• 49 Malwiya(p. 176)
• 50 Mausoleum of Isma'il Samant(p. 178)
• 51 Chapel of St John(p. 180)
• 52 Durham Cathedral(p. 183)
• 53 Chartres Cathedral(p. 186)
• 54 Minaret of Jam(p. 188)
• 55 Angkor Thom(p. 191)
• 56 Rock-Cut Churches(p. 194)
• 57 Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple(p. 196)
• 58 Janggyeong Panjeon(p. 199)
• 59 Basilica of San Lorenzo(p. 201)
• 60 Santa Maria Dei Miracoli(p. 203)
• 61 Hanging Temple(p. 206)
• 62 The New Sacristy(p. 210)
• 63 Imam Mosque(p. 213)
• 64 Taj Mahal(p. 216)
• 65 Temple Expiatori De La Sagrada Familia(p. 220)
• 66 Great Mosque(p. 223)
• 67 Church of the Sacred Heart(p. 226)
• 68 Notre Dame Du Haut(p. 229)
• Chapter 4 Urban Visions
• 69 URUK(p. 236)
• 70 Persepolis(p. 238)
• 71 Petra(p. 241)
• 72 Leptis Magna(p. 244)
• 73 Palmyra(p. 246)
• 74 Palenque(p. 248)
• 75 Machu Picchu(p. 251)
• 76 Place Des Vosges(p. 253)
• 77 The Circus(p. 256)
• 78 Sydney Opera house(p. 261)
• Chapter 5 Big and Beautiful
• 79 Great pyramid at Giza(p. 268)
• 80 Great Wall of China(p. 272)
• 81 TAQ-I Kisra(p. 276)
• 82 Forbidden City(p. 278)
• Chapter 6 Material Matters
• 83 The Barley Barn(p. 286)
• 84 CA'D'ORO(p. 288)
• 85 Shibam(p. 290)
• 86 Himeji Castle(p. 292)
• 87 Church of the Transfiguration(p. 295)
• 88 Beurs Van Berlage(p. 297)
• 89 The Majolikahaus(p. 299)
• 90 Marshcourt(p. 301)
• 91 Art Gallery of Ontario(p. 303)
• 92 Farnsworth House(p. 306)
• 93 Hopkins House(p. 308)
• 94 Lloyd's of London(p. 311)
• 95 Rozak House(p. 313)
• Chapter 7 Lost and Found
• 96 Ishtar Gate(p. 320)
• 97 Frauenkirche(p. 322)
• 98 Catherine Palace(p. 325)
• 99 Euston Arch(p. 328)
• 100 Hatra(p. 331)
• Glossary(p. 336)
• References(p. 338)
• Bibliography(p. 339)
• Index(p. 341)
• Acknowledgements(p. 351)

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Library Journal Review

This engaging volume describes the cities and buildings that art historian and author Cruikshank visited for over 35 years on his own and since 2000 while working on television programs for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): most notably Around the World in Eighty Treasures (2005) and Adventures in Architecture (2008). The book's inner covers display excellent maps, but the text is not scholarly at all-simply chatty-and major works by some of the greatest architects, such as Michelangelo and Frank Gehry, aren't included. The mass of material is organized idiosyncratically into individual chapters: "Pioneers" and "Sacred" comprise half the book, while "Big + Beautiful" and "Lost and Found" take up small sections. The "Material Matters" chapter is most provocative, and the Middle East is heavily covered owing to the past 15 years of warfare in the region. VERDICT Though many monuments aren't featured, this book is solid reading for worldwide travelers and a younger audience.-Peter S. Kaufman, Boston Architectural Ctr., MA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Cruickshank (Around the World in Eighty Treasures), an art historian, author, and BBC presenter, has produced a beautifully illustrated history of architecture that's both representative and expansive in scope. Cruickshank takes a historical perspective, beginning with the pyramids, and moves through to the present. His exploration is a "personal and intimate affair," and he examines world architecture under differing rubrics, exploring functions and purposes of the buildings. He makes a distinction between buildings and architecture and looks at what makes a building exceptional. He asks how buildings are expressive, and to what purpose; the significance of the tension between conservative and progressive tendencies; and the role of the sacred and of aesthetics. He also zooms out to consider social spaces and urban environments, and the implications of different architectural schools of thought. Cruickshank considers the historical contexts and individual inspiration that brought each building into being. This fascinating book is a visual feast. It does, however, presuppose some knowledge of architecture, including some jargon. Being somewhat cursory in its approach, it may leave the uninitiated stranded at times, and the seasoned will be somewhat unsatisfied. But for the many readers in between those two ends of the spectrum, it is a great read. Photos. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Cruickshank takes us on a trip through time and space to visit a selection of structures representing key moments in the history of world architecture. The book is organized around seven themes, such as Buildings of Vision and Follies. Each building included is described in an essay accompanied by striking color photographs, a number of them double-page spreads. These essays provide factual information and, more important, the author's personal reaction to each building, since he has actually visited all but three of them. Armchair travelers and architecture buffs will enjoy the company of a knowledgeable and impassioned guide in this concise and colorful work.--Mulac, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist

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Dan Cruickshank is a well known BBC television presenter and author. He is a leading expert on architecture and historic buildings, and a frequent contributor to The Architects' Journal and The Architectural Review . His previous books include the bestselling Around the World in 80 Treasures .