Unlike most architecture encyclopedias‎,‎ which tend to concentrate more on buildings and floor plans than their designers‎,‎ this tome puts the architects in the spotlight‎,‎ profiling individuals so that readers can get a clear overview of their bodies of work‎.‎ By researching the best illustrations available from archives and prominent architectural photographers all over the world‎,‎ this publications reaches an up to now unknown visual quality‎.‎ 600 architects from the 18th to the 21st centuries are listed A to Z in this 1080‎-page‎,‎ XL‎-sized volume‎,‎ providing a comprehensive resource that no architecture professional‎,‎ fan‎,‎ or student should be without‎.‎ Entries include‎:‎ architect portrait‎,‎ quote‎,‎ and short biography‎;‎ description of important works‎,‎ historical context‎,‎ and general approach‎;‎ and‎,‎ numerous drawings‎,‎ photographs‎,‎ and plans‎.‎