本书为满足高等院校建筑学与城市规划专业的专业英语教学之需要而编写。取材范围，内容深浅，项目设置，均按国家教委颁发的《大学英语专业阅读阶段教学基本要求》设设定。在满足教学大纲要求的前提下，尽量选取用新颖而趣味性强的内容，以开扩读者的眼界并增加对学习的兴趣，由于注释详细并有参考译，也可供相关专业人员自学专业英语之用。

UNIT ONE
Text Architecture
Reading Material A The Study of Architecture
Reading Material B Modern Education of the Architecture
UNIT TWO
Text Housing
Reading Material A Early Housing
Reading Material B Recent Trends of Housing
UNIT THREE
Text The Language of Architecture
Reading Material A The Language of Architecture
Reading Material B The Language of Architecture
UNIT FOUR
Text The Financial Setup
Reading Material A The Financial Setup

UNIT ONE
 Text Architecture
 Reading Material A The Study of Architecture
 Reading Material B Modern Education of the Architecture
UNIT TWO
 Text Housing
 Reading Material A Early Housing
 Reading Material B Recent Trends of Housing
UNIT THREE
 Text The Language of Architecture
 Reading Material A The Language of Architecture
 Reading Material B The Language of Architecture
UNIT FOUR
 Text The Financial Setup
 Reading Material A The Financial Setup
 Reading Material B The Financial Setup
UNIT FIVE
 Text The Domain of Urban Design
 Reading Material A City Country Fingers
 Reading Material B City Planning
UNIT SIX
 Text Shoping Center
 Reaing Material A Web of Shopping
 Reaing Material B Green Streets
UNIT SEVEN
 Text Lighting
 Reading Material A Pools of Lihgt
 Reading Material B Acoustics
UNIT NINE
 Text The Evolution of Cluster Housing
 Reading Material A House Cluster
  Reading Material B Low—rise，Medium—density ClusterHousing
UNIT TEN
  Text Where do We Go from Here——Ar6hitecturally
  Reading Material A Structural Systems for Multi—useHigh—rise Buildings
  Reading Material B Four—story Limit
UNIT ELEVEN
  Text Tall Building
  Reading Material A Design Criteria of Tall Building
  Reading Material B Stiffness and Drift Limitation
UNIT TWELVE
  Text Parking
  Reading Material A Nine Percent Parking
  Reading Material B Shielded Parking
UNIT THIRTEEN
  Text Ornament
  Reading Material A  Architecture iS the Ornament ofHuman Environment
  Reading Material B The Function of Ornament
UNIT FOURTEEN
  Text The Development of a Low—rise Urban HousingAlternative 
  Reading Material A—Magic of the City
  Reading Material B Activity Nodes
UNIT FIFTEEN
  Text The Architecture of Hospital  Breaking theParadigm
  Reading Material A Theater
  Reading Material B Holy Ground
UNIT SIXTEEN
  Text The Practice of Architecture（I）
  Reading Material A The Practice of Architecture（Ⅱ）
  Reading Material B The Futural Practice ofArchitecture
AppendixⅠ Glossary 
AppendixⅡ Translation for Reference 
AppendixⅢ Key tO Exercises