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Praise for How Architecture Works A commanding view of the field . . . Here, architecture is treated as craft executed with prudence and conviction. -- Publishers' Weekly (starred review)

<p>Praise for Witold Rybczynski<br><br> Home is serious, historically minded, and exquisitely readable. It is a triumph of intelligence. -- The New Yorker<br><br> One Good Turn is a good short read in the classic Rybczynski mode--an ordinary thing, explained extraordinarily. -- Toronto Star<br> <br> A book that defines and evokes Olmsted as an American original. -- The Wall Street Journal review of A Clearing in the Distance

Praise for How Architecture Works Master critic Witold Rybczynski's irreverent guide to the greatest buildings of the past and present. --Laura Miller, Salon In this conversational and invigorating treatise, Rybczynski deepens our understanding of allthat goes into the design and construction of buildings . . . [This] expert, holistic, down-to-earth guide awakens us to architecture's profound humanness. -- Booklist [A] robust tour of architecture . . . Rybczynski is an artful conductor and learned hand who leaves much of the pleasure of architectural discovery to readers. -- Kirkus (starred review) A commanding view of the field . . . Here, architecture is treated as craft executed with prudence and conviction. -- Publishers' Weekly (starred review)

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Witold Rybczynski has written about architecture for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Slate. Among his award-winning books are Home, The Most Beautiful House in the World, and A Clearing in the Distance, which won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize. He lives with his wife in Philadelphia, where he is the emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. How Architecture Works is his eighteenth book.

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