The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture

by John Fleming, Hugh Honour, Nikolaus Pevsner

Provides information on the men and techniques that have influenced the development of architecture

Genres: Architecture, Reference, Nonfiction, Art

512 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1966

Reviews

[Lysergius]

My 1979 edition is a little dated now, but that matters little since most of the interesting stuff is historical anyway. Each architect of note has a paragraph or two detailing their major works which is very useful. There are also descriptions of various architectural features, vaults, domes etc. which are also illuminating. This is a useful book to carry about, since architecture of buildings is in a sense an open air art gallery and it is useful to be able to identify the salient features.

[Sean Evans]

Dictionary of Architecture, The Penguin: Fourth Edition (Penguin Reference Books.) by John Fleming (1991)

[Brent Barnard]

This is more of a reference book, so I didn't read it cover to cover, but it is interesting to scan.