随着我国对外援助建设和国际建筑文化交流等实战和学术工作的开展，建筑学高等教育日益需要强化培养学生的专业英语能力。本教材基于编者多年的建筑学专业英语课程教学经验，旨在为读者提供对应于新时代建设工作需求、符合建筑学专业学生学习习惯的语言训练。本教材内容架构中的三大板块分别关注了“用英语学习西方建筑历史”“以英语表达中国建筑文化”和“建筑设计实践中的英语应用”。各板块下均设置7个课程单元，以时代风格、房屋类型和设计实践技能为线索安排单元内容，使学习者能够循序提高英语能力，同时进一步巩固建筑学知识，为国际化的学科专业研究、交流和实践提供支持。

PART 1 History of Western Architecture
UNIT 1-1 A Lesson on the Word Architect
UNIT 1-2 Ancient Creek and Roman Architecture
UNIT 1-3 Byzantine Architecture
UNIT 1-4 Gothic Architecture
UNIT 1-5 Renaissance Architecture
UNIT 1-6 19th-Century Western Architecture
UNIT 1-7 New Art and Architecture
PART 2 Chinese Architecture and Culture
UNIT 2-1 Distinctive Features of Chinese Architecture
UNIT 2-2 Urban Planning of Ancient Chinese Cities
UNIT 2-3 Imperial Architecture of Ancient China
UNIT 2-4 Vernacular Architecture in China
UNIT 2-5 Chinese Gardens
UNIT 2-6 Preservation of Architectural Heritage in China
UNIT 2-7 Global Influence of Chinese Architecture
PART 3 Practice of Architectural Design
UNIT 3-1 Advent of Modern Architecture
UNIT 3-2 Visions cf Computer-Aided Architectural Design
UNIT 3-3 Architecture Competitions
UNIT 3-4 Architecture Design Process
UNIT 3-5 Architecture Drawings
UNIT 3-6 Architectural Presentation
UNIT 3-7 New Trends in Architecture
Appendix: Vocabulary