Preface
A Brief History of Architecture
Chapter 1: Neoclassical
Chapter 2: Prairie
Chapter 3: Art Deco
Chapter 4: Modernism
Chapter 5: Brutalism
Chapter 6: Postmodern
Chapter 7: High-Tech
Chapter 8: Builder's Guide
Photo Credits
Bibliography
Index
Tom Alphin is a UX Program Manager at Microsoft and a passionate LEGO fan. He maintains a blog about LEGO and other things at tomalphin.com
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