This book focuses on Akrotiri's architecture in its wider context, allowing both the specialist and the more general reader to gain a feel for this doomed town.

This book examines the architecture of Akrotiri, dealing not only with the building technology, but also with issues of typology, form, and function. It provides an overall picture of the architecture of Akrotiri, including an outline of its town plan, a description of the individual houses, and a discussion of its relationship with Crete and its neighbours in the eastern Mediterranean. The book is based on the author's personal observations and experience obtained over a fifteen year period (1977-1992) of work at the site of the Akrotiri excavation. This book is confined to the last phase of habitation and the uniquely preserved houses that are seen today.

The Volcanic Fate of Thera
The Archaeologist: An Unexpected Visitor 3,500 Years Later
The Settlement Pattern of Thera During the 2nd Millennium B.C.
The Akrotiri Region: Landscape Past and Present
The Town
The Buildings
A Guided Tour through the Town
A Synopsis of The Theran House Model
The Art of Building: Materials and Techniques
Design and Morphology
Reconciling with the Wrath of Engelados
Thera and Her Neighbors in a Time of Opulence.