As the first comprehensive encyclopedic survey of Western architectural theory from Vitruvius to the present, this book is an essential resource for architects,

A history of the influence of communication technologies on Western architectural theory. The discipline of architecture depends on the transmission in space an

"Offers an intense scholarly experience in its comprehensiveness, its variety of voices and its formal organization... the editors took a risk, experimented and

Provides a critical history of Western architecture theory from the ancient world to the present day. It looks at how the architect generates architectural form

This is the most accessible architectural theory book that exists. Korydon Smith presents each common architectural subject – such as tectonics, use, and site