By Daniel Borden, Jerzy Elzanowski, Cornelia Lawrenz, Daniel Miller, Adele Smith, and Joni Taylor

This wonderful pocket-sized history is lavishly illustrated with 600 pictures and makes the perfect gift for anyone interested in learning about architecture. The book covers significant architectural movements, and it features timelines that explore architecture's evolution and capsule biographies of great architects and examinations of their masterpieces.

512 Pages; Softcover

Published in 2008 by Abrams