Harris, C. M. (1983). Illustrated dictionary of historic architecture. New York, Dover Publications.
From Aaron's Rod to zystos, this illustrated dictionary of historic architecture is a great source of detailed information about all the design, decorative, and structural elements of a building. This is a must have for teaching the needed vocabulary. Great black and white illustrations.Contains over 2000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5000 important terms.
Haslam, A., D. Glover, et al. (2000). Building. Princeton, Two-Can.
Hands-on experiments introduce such structures as skyscrapers, dams, keystone bridges, igloos, and lock gates and show the materials used, the method of construction, and the source of strength.
Kardon, J. (1993). The Ideal home 1900-1920 : the history of twentieth-century American craft. New York, H.N. Abrams in association with the American Craft.
There is no better period in the American history that reflects the tension between form versus function. The Arts and crafts movement rebels against the mass production and objects were designed to serve a domestic function. The essays in this book explore these topics and offer the reader great color plates of the most significant crafts of what in history has been called the Progressive Period.
Kent, P. (1996). A slice through a city. Brookfield, Conn., Millbrook Press.
Detailed cross-sections show a city from the Stone Age to the twentieth century, including the structures which are raised and torn down, the people who inhabit the city, and an accumulating underground collection of artifacts.
Macaulay, D. (1976). Underground. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
A must read book for the beginner reader on what goes into constructing a building. Has a great section on the importance of the foundation and on the different types. Also the text and drawings describe the underground elements of a large modern city.
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States., Society of Architectural Historians. Latrobe Chapter (Washington D.C.), et al. (1980). Old & new architecture : design relationship : from a conference. Washington, D.C., Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Great photographs and drawings make this book a must read in exploring the controversial relationship between new and old architecture in historic preservation.
