History of architecture

The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelter and protection. The term "architecture" generally refers to buildings, but in its essence is much broader, including fields we now consider specialized forms of practice, such as urbanism, civil engineering, naval, military, and landscape architecture.

Extends: [Architectural history](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Architectural history), [Architectural design](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Architectural design), [Art history by medium](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Art history by medium)