Dover books on architecture

Contains over 250 black-and-white photographs and illustrations depicting Victorian-style homes built between 1840 and 1900 including Queen Anne cottages, octagon houses, and brownstones.

Swiss-born architect and city planner Le Corbusier shares his technical and aesthetic theories and views on industry, economics, relation of form to function, and other topics.

Discusses the early development of the skyscraper and the roles of Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in its evolution, with photographs, floor plans, and renderings of the Wainwright building in St. Louis, the Larkin building in Buffalo, and more.

A collection of over 570 examples of gargoyles in gothic architecture as seen in such places as French cathedrals and other medieval buildings.

Traces the history of the castle from its ancient roots through the sixteenth century, looking at castle architecture, design, construction, and living areas; and discussing castles as military fortresses.

An unabridged republication of a 1930 text which provides a description and analysis of the building practices of ancient Egypt, discussing quarrying methods, transportation of materials, pyramid construction, and other topics.