Discovering Architecture: How the World's Great Buildings Were Designed and Built

"Great architecture is memorable and often visually stunning. It is fitting, then that Discovering Architecture, itself embodies those same characteristics...gorgeous full-color photographs. Making the work more of a delight...the [die-cut window] effect is both extremely clever and highly functional, and it enhances the reader's experience of paging through these masterpieces. This is indeed a work that can be pulled from the shelf again and again, and each time the reader is sure to marvel at how surpassingly well the built environment can be built." Civil Engineering Magazine "The 30 Best Art Books of 2013--Discovering Architecture is a visual journey through the histories of 50 of the world's greatest buildings and the architects who imagined them. It's a must read." The Huffington Post "With 260 pages, this hardcover book offers plenty to explore: stunning photography, colorful illustrations and floor plans, die-cut overlays, and essays..." Archinect