Theories and principles Volume 2. Cultures and habitats Asia, East and Central Australia and Oceania, Europe and Eurasia, Mediterranean and Southwest Asia Volume 3. A unique presentation of the history of architecture in the form of 5,000 lucid definitions of terms illustrated by 2,100 line drawings. 1994 Excellent source for locating information about weel known architects currently practicing world-wide. Published in 1982, this 4 volume source contains biographical information about architects.
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