Every major architectural style in history, brilliantly rendered in specially commissioned drawings

A beautifully presented survey of design and the applied arts, explored not by use, material, form, or date . . . but by color.

The Books That Shaped Art History provides an invaluable roadmap of the field by reassessing the impact of the most important texts of art history published during the 20th century. Each of the sixteen incisive chapters, focusing on a single book, is written by a leading art historian, curator or one of the promising scholars of today. In bringing these cross-generational contributions together, the book presents a varied and invaluable overview of the history of art, told through its most en...

A vivid, day-by-day perspective on 2,500 years of human history through the medium of 366 quotations.

A fun, well-structured collection of facts and trivia about the climate.

The first major survey of contemporary apartment buildings that foster a sense of community while giving every resident an inspiring place to live.