Architecture in Wood - A World History

Architecture in Wood - A World History is a wide-ranging survey of wooden architecture from acclaimed photographer Will Pryce, co-author of the bestselling Brick: A World History. Presented as a comprehensive history, it brings together traditions and achievements from around the world, focusing on the breadth and variety of building in wood.

Pryce’s photographs capture a diverse selection of structures across the globe, linking the earliest beginnings of architecture with its 21st-century future. The book also considers how new buildings make an environmental and aesthetic case for wood, positioning it as a material with enduring relevance.

Key details

• Author: Will Pryce
• Photographic work by acclaimed photographer Will Pryce
• Comprehensive world history of wooden architecture
• Covers international traditions and achievements in wood building
• Includes structures from the beginnings of architecture to the 21st century

Synopsis

This book presents a global history of architecture in wood, exploring traditions and achievements from across international contexts. Through Pryce’s photographs, it brings together a wide range of structures and traces a line from early architecture to contemporary work. It also highlights how new buildings argue for wood on environmental and aesthetic grounds.