由王庆昌等编著的《建筑类专业英语（建筑学与城市规划第1册高等学校试用教材）》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 ( Ⅰ )

Reading Material A The Language of Architeeture ( Ⅱ)

Reading Material B The Language of Architecture (Ⅲ )

UNIT FOUR

Text The Financial Setup ( Ⅰ )

Reading Material A The Financial Setup ( Ⅱ )

Reading Material B The Financial Setup ( Ⅲ )

UNIT FIVE

Text The Domain of Urban Design

Reading Material A City Country Fingers

Reading Material B City Planning

UNIT SIX

Text Shopping Center

Reading Material A Web of Shopping

Reading Material B Green Streets

UNIT SEVEN

Text Roof Layout

Reading Material A Cascade of Roofs

Reading Material B Roof Garden

UNIT EIGHT

Text Lighting

Reading Material A Pools of Light

Reading Material B Acoustics

UNIT NINE

Text The Evolution of Cluster Housing

Reading Material A House Cluster

Reading Material B Low-rise, Medium density Cluster Housing

UNIT TEN

Text Where do We Go from Here—Architecturally

Reading Material A Structural Systems for Multi-use High 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 of Human Environment

Reading Material B The Function of Ornament

UNIT FOURTEEN

Text The Development of a Low-rise Urban Housing Alternative

Reading Material A Magic of the City

Reading Material B Activity Nodes

UNIT FIFTEEN

Text The Architecture of Hospital Breaking the Paradigm

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 of Architecture

Appendix Ⅰ Glossary

Appendix Ⅱ Translation for Reference

Appendix Ⅲ Key to Exercises