public buildings

A guide to the architecture of Chicago that describes some of the city's most important projects, most famous buildings, and the men and women who designed them.

Chronicles the best of Chicago's lost architectural heritage. Includes vanished mansions, hotels, office buildings, trains, movie palaces, and department stores.

Examines the construction and history of the World Trade Center through interviews with its builders and historians.

The trappings of power and authority in Western Civilization are represented in public buildings and palaces ranging from the Roman Coliseum and the Greek Pantheon to Renaissance royal residences and the Kremlin.

An illustrated history of the United States Capitol building, with a view of the legislators at work.