But because of this, books on architecture have vacillated between professional and popular tastes. An architectural book on the shelf often does not mean the owner has given it a serious read but rather that he might pull it down "for a look" on occasion, or that it's only the beautiful pictures within that are of interest.
但也因此，建築書面臨專業與大眾品味間的擺盪，書架上擺著一本建築書，往往不代表書的擁有者真心閱讀過，偶而被讀者拿下「玩賞」，或許也只為著書裡華美的圖片吧。