Library Guides: Architecture: History

The Genius Behind Some of the World's Most Famous Buildings

Legendary architect Renzo Piano -- the mind behind such indelible buildings as The Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the new Whitney Museum of Art in New York City -- takes us on a stunning tour through his life's work.

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A Global History of Architecture by Francis D. K. Ching; Mark M. Jarzombek
Publication Date: 2017
Provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to present the landmark architectural movements that characterized each time period.
The Architecture of Downtown Troy by Diana S. Waite
Publication Date: 2019
Tells the forgotten but surprising stories of the many handsome and significant buildings in downtown Troy, New York.
Architecture and Ritual by Peter Blundell Jones
Publication Date: 2016
Explores how the varied rituals of everyday life are framed and defined in space by the buildings which we inhabit.
Renaissance Architecture by Christy Anderson
Publication Date: 2013
Examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during the seminal centuries of European history.
Forty Ways to Think about Architecture by Iain Borden; Murray Fraser
Publication Date: 2015
Provides an introduction to some of the wide-ranging ways in which architectural history and theory are being approached today.

Canadian Architecture: 1867-1914
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Roman Architecture
Source: Ancient History Encyclopedia
Greek Architecture
Source: Ancient History Encyclopedia
American Home Styles, 1600 to Today
Source: Thought Company