| Foreword | xxvii |
| Introduction | 1 |
| About This Book | 2 |
| How This Book Is Organized | 3 |
| Icons Used in This Book | 5 |
| Where to Go from Here | 5 |
Part 1 | Knowing and Appreciating Architecture | 7 |
Chapter 1 | Knowing When a Building Is Just a Building and When It's Architecture | 9 |
| The Beauty of Form Meets Function | 10 |
| Why Is Architecture Important? | 10 |
| What Makes Architecture Good? | 11 |
| How to Spot Good Architecture | 12 |
| Where Can You See Architecture? | 13 |
| If You Do Go ... | 14 |
Chapter 2 | How to Look at a Building | 15 |
| Space: Solids and Voids | 15 |
| Scale and Proportion: Size Matters | 17 |
| Weight and Mass: It Ain't Heavy, It Just Looks That Way | 20 |
| The Elements of Design | 21 |
Chapter 3 | Building Your Architectural Vocabulary | 27 |
| Defining Architectural Style | 27 |
| Essential Elements of Architecture | 31 |
Part II | Nuts and Bolts: Looking at How Architecture Is Designed and Built | 37 |
Chapter 4 | How Buildings Are Born | 39 |
| In the Beginning: The Program | 39 |
| Different Building Types and the Evolution of Style | 40 |
| Using the Past to Design the Future | 43 |
Chapter 5 | Just What Do Architects Do, Anyway? | 47 |
| The Roles They Are A-Changin' | 48 |
| How Architects Get to Be Architects | 51 |
| What Architects Really Do from 9 to 5 | 52 |
| Okay, Now Do It Like I Drew It | 57 |
Chapter 6 | A Simple Structure: How Buildings Stand Up | 61 |
| May the Force Be with It: Carrying the Loads | 62 |
| Structural Forces: How a Building Gets Stressed | 63 |
| Posts and Lintels: Trabeated Systems | 64 |
| Watch Those Curves: Arcuated Systems | 66 |
| New Shapes for Modern Structures | 67 |
Part III | Western Architecture: A Survey of the Most Important Structures | 71 |
Chapter 7 | Gimme Shelter: Prehistoric Structures and the Ancient World | 73 |
| From Tipis to Tombs: Prehistoric Architecture | 74 |
| Ancient Pyramids: Stairways to Heaven | 77 |
| Mythology Comes to Life: The Aegean | 83 |
Chapter 8 | Acropolis Now: Classical Greece and Rome | 85 |
| The Greeks: Pursuit of Perfection | 85 |
| The Etruscans: Prelude to Rome | 92 |
| The Romans: Structural Revolution | 93 |
Chapter 9 | Domes, Arches, and Vaults, Oh My: Byzantine and Medieval Architecture | 99 |
| Early Christian Churches | 99 |
| Aspiring to New Heights: Byzantine Churches | 100 |
| The Middle Ages: Not as Dark as You Think | 103 |
| Roman Glory Lives On: Romanesque Churches | 105 |
| The Super Church: Gothic Cathedrals | 107 |
Chapter 10 | Beauty Meets Mathematics and Drama: From Renaissance to Rococo | 113 |
| The Renaissance: A Classical Revival with Some Mathematical Stuff | 114 |
| Bridges to the Baroque: Mannerism | 118 |
| Here Come the Drama Kings: The Baroque | 119 |
| Early Funhouses: The Rococo | 124 |
Chapter 11 | Revivals Everywhere: The Classical and Gothic Are New Again | 127 |
| Rage Against the Baroque: Classical Revivals | 128 |
| Playing on Your Emotions: Romanticism | 133 |
| Coming Full Circle: Beaux-Arts Eclecticism | 137 |
Chapter 12 | Here Comes the Industrial Age: Perfab Is Here to Stay | 141 |
| Mass Production Begins: Materials Get a Revamp | 141 |
| Managing the Forces: Enter the Engineer | 142 |
Chapter 13 | Flying High and Close to the Sun: Skyscrapers! | 149 |
| Buildings Go Up, the Sky Falls Down: The First Skyscrapers | 149 |
| Chicago's Steel Skeletons | 150 |
| A Skyscraper State of Mind: Rise of the New York Skyline | 155 |
| More Recent Skyscapers | 158 |
Chapter 14 | Mother Nature versus the Machines: Modern Styles | 161 |
| All You Need Is Art: Arts and Crafts for Everyday People | 162 |
| A Modern Style Takes Root: Art Nouveau and Its Architects | 162 |
| Mother Nature's Out the Door: More "isms" and Other Styles | 165 |
| Modernism Gets Real: The International Style | 171 |
Chapter 15 | The Only Constant Is Change: From Modern Purism to Postmodern Pluralism | 177 |
| Modernism Gets a Makeover by Late Modern Masters | 178 |
| Lotsa Concrete, Folks: The New Brutalism Branch of Modernism | 180 |
| The Modernism Backlash: Postmodernism and the Past to the Rescue | 181 |
| Modernism with a Postmodernist Twist | 185 |
| New Directions for a New Millennium | 189 |
Part IV | Eastern Architecture: A Survey of the Most Important Structures | 193 |
Chapter 16 | China and Japan: Traditions in Wood | 195 |
| Chinese Architecture: The Basics | 196 |
| Japanese Architecture: Chinese Refinements | 200 |
Chapter 17 | More Than the Taj Mahal: Architecture in India | 205 |
| Early Temples and Shrines | 206 |
| India's Influence on Southeast Asia | 207 |
| The Islamic Golden Age, Mughal Style | 210 |
| Spoils of the British Empire: West Meets East | 212 |
| Contemporary Architecture in India | 214 |
Chapter 18 | The Islamic World | 217 |
| Bow and Pray to Mecca | 217 |
| Royal Calling Cards: Middle Eastern Mosques | 219 |
| Mosques for All Seasons: African Mosques | 221 |
| The Moors Create Their Own Style in Spain | 222 |
Part V | Arranging the Present and Saving the Past | 225 |
Chapter 19 | Understanding Urban Design | 227 |
| The First Cities of Humankind | 227 |
| Ancient Greek and Roman Town Order: Hooked on a Classic | 228 |
| Medieval Towns: Defense and Commerce | 230 |
| The Ideal Cities of the Renaissance | 230 |
| Royal Bombast and Power: Baroque Grand Plans | 233 |
| Cities in the Age of Enlightenment | 234 |
| American Cities: Growing on the Grid | 235 |
| Staying Connected: Urban Growth Explosion | 237 |
| Modern Cities of Tomorrow: The 'Burbs | 239 |
| Postwar Plans: From Sprawl to Smart Growth | 240 |
Chapter 20 | Historic Preservation: Saving the Past for the Future | 243 |
| Just How Far Should It Go? | 243 |
| The Gold Standards of Architectural Rescue | 244 |
| The Upside of Preservation | 247 |
| Patriotism Saves the Day (And a Few Buildings, Too!) | 248 |
| The Face of Preservation Today | 249 |
Part VI | The Part of Tens | 253 |
Chapter 21 | The Ten Most Fascinating Architects Working Today | 255 |
| Tadao Ando | 255 |
| Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio | 256 |
| Frank Gehry | 257 |
| Zaha Hadid | 257 |
| Jacques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron | 258 |
| Rem Koolhaas | 258 |
| Daniel Libeskind | 259 |
| Jean Nouvel | 259 |
| Renzo Piano | 260 |
| Antoine Predock | 261 |
Chapter 22 | Ten Architectural Masterpieces | 263 |
| The Parthenon | 263 |
| The Pantheon | 264 |
| Chartres Cathedral | 265 |
| Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio | 266 |
| Katsura Palace | 266 |
| San Ivo della Sapienza | 267 |
| Altes Museum | 268 |
| Thomas Crane Library | 269 |
| Villa Savoye | 269 |
| Seagram Building | 270 |
Chapter 23 | Ten Amazing Items of Trivia That'll Impress All Your Friends! | 271 |
| One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Is Still Around! | 271 |
| French Gothic Cathedral Collapses! | 272 |
| World's Largest Art Gallery Is Russian! | 272 |
| Disney Steals Design from Bavarian Castle! | 273 |
| Women Join All-Male Architecture Profession! | 273 |
| Architect Murdered by Jealous Husband! | 274 |
| Hotel Survives Worst Japanese Earthquake of the Twentieth Century! | 274 |
| New York City Home to the World's Largest Gothic Cathedral! | 275 |
| Famous Architect Disqualified for Using the Wrong Ink! | 276 |
| Skyscraper Resembles Chippendale Furniture! | 276 |
Chapter 24 | The Top Ten Skyscrapers | 279 |
| Chrysler Building: Art Deco Fantasy | 279 |
| Empire State Building: New York's Highest | 280 |
| Lever House: Cleaning Up the Avenue | 280 |
| John Hancock Center: "Big John" | 281 |
| Sears Tower: Office in a Tube | 282 |
| Boston's Hancock Tower: Blowing in the Wind | 282 |
| Hong Kong Shanghai Bank: High-Tech Beauty | 283 |
| Petronas Towers: The World's Tallest | 284 |
| World Trade Towers: An Icon Destroyed | 284 |
| Index | 287 |