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Architecture

Burden, Ernest E. Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture. McGraw-Hill, 1998. Concise reference work with over 1,500 terms.

Cowan, Henry J., and others. The World's Greatest Buildings: Masterpieces of Architecture and Engineering. Time-Life, 2000. Showcases 100 of the world's most admired and timeless structures.

Fletcher, Banister Flight. A History of Architecture. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. Standard history of architecture; rather technical, very thorough.

Harris, Cyril M. Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. McGraw-Hill, 2000. Comprehensive source for terms, features, styles, and ornaments.

Kostoff, Spiro. A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. Oxford University Press, 1995. Excellent historical panorama relating architecture to culture.

Lynch, Anne. Great Buildings. Time-Life, 1996. Beautifully illustrated overview for younger readers.

O'Gorman, James F. ABC of Architecture. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. Straightforward introduction to appreciating architecture.

Rybczynski, Witold. The Look of Architecture. Oxford University Press, 2001. Argues that the best architecture is not timeless but precisely of its time.

Scully, Vincent Joseph. Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade. Reprint Harvill, 2001. Wide-ranging collection of essays by a noted critic.

Thiel-Suling, Sabine, ed. Icons of Architecture: The 20th Century. te Neus, 1998. International in scope, a detailed examination of more than 85 memorable structures.

For younger readers

Corbishley, Mike. Architectural Wonders. Peter Bedrick, 1997. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Johmann, Carol A. Skyscrapers: Super Structures to Design & Build. Williamson, 2002. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Kent, Peter. Great Building Stories of the Past. Oxford University Press, 2002. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Lorenz, Albert. House: Showing How People Have Lived Throughout History With Examples Drawn from the Lives of Legendary Men and Women. Abrams, 1998. A picture essay; for readers in grades 5 to 7.

Macauley, David. Building Big. Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Construction problems for large-scale projects; for readers in grades 9 to 12.

Milo, Francesco. The Story of Architecture. Peter Bedrick, 2000. For readers in grades 4 to 8.

Munro, Roxie. Architects Make Zigzags: Looking at Architecture from A to Z. Preservation, 1986. A whimsical tour through the architectural alphabet; for all ages.

Rubin, Susan Goldman. There Goes the Neighborhood: Ten Buildings People Loved to Hate. Holiday, 2001. Controversy surrounding ten buildings, mostly from the 20th century; for readers in grades 7 to 12.

Severance, John B. Skyscrapers: How America Grew Up. Holiday House, 2001. A survey of skyscrapers; for readers in grades 5 to 9.

Steltzer, Ulli. Building an Igloo. Holt , 1995. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Weaver, Janice. Building America. Tundra, 2002. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

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