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The work is one of the most important sources of modern knowledge of roman building methods as well as the planning and design of structures, both large aqueducts, buildings. The 50 best architecture books the architects guide. On architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the roman architect vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor caesar augustus as a guide for building projects. This treatise is credited for vitruvius rise to fame, and deals with his own experiences as an architect, as well as, an analysis of the works of other notable greek architects.