"Content previously published in 2006 as Eyewitness companions: Architecture"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Issued in a case.

Introduction --From village to city --Ancient Middle East --Ancient Egypt --The Americas --Central and North America --South America --The Classical world --Ancient Greece --Roman architecture --Early Christian and Byzantine architecture --India and Southeast Asia --Indian architecture --Southeast Asia --East Asia --China --Japan and Korea --The Islamic world --The first mosques --Persia and Mughal India --Medieval Europe --Romanesque --Gothic --The Renaissance --Italian Renaissance --Renaissance beyond Italy --Baroque and Rococo --Baroque --Rococo --Classical revival --Neoclassicism --Neoclassicism in the USA --The industrial world --The Machine Age --Gothic Revival --Nostalgia and whimsy --The modern world --Modernism --Traditionalism --Contemporary architecture --Glossary --Index --Acknowledgments

Architecture tells the story of the world's most incredible buildings, from the ancient world to the present day. Take a closer look at the beautiful details, principal elements, and decorative features of every architectural style, from China's Temple of Heaven and the Great Mosque of Damascus, to the Guggenheim museum and the London Olympic Velodrome. Architecture offers a truly worldwide look at historical and contemporary buildings, with breathtaking photography, intriguing cross-sections, and unique CGI artwork. Now fully updated, this stunning new edition covers contemporary architecture and green buildings, with incredible new photography to transport you to the most interesting and iconic buildings on earth.