World Architecture Atlas
World Architecture in Context
Free · In‑App Purchases
Architecture Atlas is an offline-first guide to world architecture: searchable, cross-linked, and designed for close reading.
Follow 14 chronological chapters to see why architecture changed across eras. Compare 34 style traditions across regions, materials, structures, institutions, and everyday life. Explore 108 architects and studios, 495 representative works, and 12 thematic journeys that connect events happening across the world.
SIX WAYS TO EXPLORE
• History — Trace how technology, belief, power, climate, and daily life reshaped space.
• Styles — Compare spatial ideas, structural logic, material language, and sensory experience.
• Architects — Read profiles in the context of careers, debates, influences, and resistance.
• Journeys — Follow questions that cross periods and regions instead of stopping at a timeline.
• Search — Find works, people, styles, places, materials, original names, and editorial terms.
• Library — Keep a personal collection and optionally unlock the complete atlas permanently.
ILLUSTRATED AND TRACEABLE
The bundled archive includes 328 illustrated work groups and 353 media records. Documentary photography includes source and license credits. AI-generated illustrations and original analytical visuals are identified and are not presented as field photography, archival documents, measured drawings, or construction records.
FREE APP, OPTIONAL LIFETIME UNLOCK
The app, catalogs, search, personal collections, publication and rights information, and selected complete samples remain free. A voluntary US$9.99 one-time purchase permanently unlocks the remaining long-form chapters, profiles, work readings, and thematic essays. This is a non-consumable purchase with no subscription period and no automatic renewal. The App Store purchase sheet shows the final price for your storefront. Apple processes purchases, restoration, and refund requests.
PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
No account is required. The app contains no advertising, analytics SDK, or cross-app tracking. Personal collections and reading data remain on your device. The core archive works offline; external source and policy links open only when you choose them.
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Ratings & Reviews
Refreshed the English-first App Store presentation with new screenshots and consistent English locale details across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
The developer, 智源 江, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- 智源 江
- Size
- 773.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Guns or Other Weapons
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Atlas Unlock $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zhiyuan Jiang