A profusely illustrated reference-guide that describes, catalogs, and explicates the terms, styles, movements, types, materials, methods, specific achievements,

With more than 20,000 words and terms individually defined, the Dictionary offers huge coverage for anyone studying or working in architecture, construction or

For more than thirty years, The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture has been a standard work of reference. Encyclopedic in breadth, it describes key individuals,

This dictionary provides a historical overview of the major architectural developments and styles, building materials and types, major structures and locations,

For more than thirty years, The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture has been a standard work of reference. Encyclopedic in breadth, it describes key individuals,