"An important book, and one which needed to be written."--Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review"The first comprehensive global architectural history text. The writing is clear and the illustrations are excellent. It's the text I've been waiting for!"--Sonia Sorrell, Pepperdine University"A great resource, informative and timely."--John Lucchesi, College of San Mateo"An excellent compact expansion to the traditional western world survey."--Thomas N. Howe, Southwestern University"An interesting and enlightened study that provides the reader with the importance of architecture beyond traditional Greco-Roman European model. The authors help to expand the definition of architecture beyond buildings."--Ellis L. Antunez, Truckee Meadows Community College