The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon illustrated by Stephen Biesty*

Children who love building and architecture will pore over this book.
In the beginning the author describes the history of building and building materials.  Then majority of the book shows various famous buildings around the world and their unique characteristics and history.
Text features: fold out pages, labels, time line, diagrams, headings, subheadings, cutaways, index
*Highly recommend.