This book looks at the development and influence of buildings and why they are designed in a particular way. The use of new materials that allowed each generation of builders to extend the scope and size of structure, ranging from the Acropolis to hotels, railway stations and mausoleums is discussed. Why certain buildings are built in a certain way and to a certain design is also considered. The text is accompanied by 42 line drawings of buildings in the Western world. They range from the St Pancras Hotel in London to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station and Chrysler Building in NYC to the Stoclet Palace in Brussels and the Acropolis in Athens. The book is aimed at the student and genera;l reader who is interested in architecture - its history and development.

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