This book is also available in German. The most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically and by country. moreDiscover the theories behind the structures in which we live, work, and play. From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, this is the all-in-one, must-have book for anyone interested in what architects have to say about their craft.