100 Ideas That Changed Architecture

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a concise history of the subject, and is also a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of architecture, the ideas that comprise the book include innovative and influential concepts, technologies, techniques and movements. Each idea is presented through interesting text and arresting visuals, and explores when the idea first evolved and the subsequent impact it has had up to the present day.

Richard Weston is a Professor at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Previous books include the monograph Alvar Aalto, winner of the 1995 Sir Banister Fletcher Prize, and the definitive monograph on the Danish architect JA rn Utzon. His other books include The House in the Twentieth Century (2001), Materials, Form and Architecture (2003) and Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century, 2nd edition (2010), all published by Laurence King.

Paperback. 216 pages. Measures 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches.