1The Basic Architecture series is a building aficionado's delight, with crisp images and texts that give you the full picture. This reference work combines 10 complete monographs for the price of three, introducing us to the architects who challenged and changed the way we live: Aalto, Gaudí, Gropius, Hoffmann, Le Corbusier, Mackintosh, Mies van der Rohe, Niemeyer, Ponti, and F. L. Wright.