本教学参考书从理论分析和实践考察的双重视角，从多方面收集有关建筑专业的英语文章，其内容涉及国内外重要的建筑历史和理论、建筑工程实例以及著名建筑师的生平和常用建筑词汇表。全书资料详实，结构严谨，文章选择恰当，涵盖面比较广泛，话语平实流畅，词汇难度适中，是目前国内同类书中论述较为全面和成效显著的成果。本教程适合建筑及其相关专业的学生和执业人员提高专业英语阅读水平使用。

Part One Contemporary Architecture

Unit One The Modernist Legacy

Unit Two High-tech

Unit Three Ecological Architecture

Unit Four Minimalism

Unit Five Post-Modernism

Unit Six Deconstructivism

Unit Seven The New Expressionists

Unit Eight The New Moderns

Unit Nine World Cities

Part Two Traditional Chinese Buildings and Gardens

Unit One Summarize of Traditional Chinese Buildings

Unit Two Garden Architecture

Unit Three The Development of Traditional Chinese Residences

Part Three Cases

Unit One Squares

Unit Two Urban Parks

Unit Three Museums

Unit Four Schools

Unit Five Libraries

Unit Six Theaters and Cinemas

Unit Seven Shopping Malls and Stores

Unit Eight Offices

Unit Nine Hospitals

Unit Ten Hotels

Unit Eleven Houses

Architect's Biographies

Architecture Vocabulary in Common Use

Bibliography