50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know [Paperback]

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Philip Wilkinson introduces architectural movements and styles throughout history, as well as describing some of the greatest architects' most important and representative works.

From the Pyramids of Giza to the Guggenheim, the classical orders of Vitruvius to the most recent contemporary trends today,50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Knowis a complete introduction to the most important architectural concepts in history.Philip Wilkinson's many books include the award-winningAmazing Buildings, the ground-breakingEnglish Buildings Book, and several TV tie-ins for the BBC's major series,Restoration. He is also the author of Quercus' giant book Frank Lloyd Wright.