"What is a case study"" you might be asking, or maybe, "Is it different than a monograph"" Although the word monograph literally applies to any book devoted to any individual subject ? be it a person, a place, a thing, or even an idea ? in the realm of architecture books that one-word term is used more prevalently, if not strictly, in regards to individual architects and/or firms. A book on Le Corbusier is a monograph. A book on Villa Savoye is a case study. Although I opted to have two chapters in my book Buildings in Print titled monographs ? "Monographs (Architects)" and "Monographs (Buildings)" ? I still prefer to call books devoted to buildings and other individual works (landscapes, artworks, books, etc.) as "case studies." I like how the phrase indicates that the subject, the case, is being analyzed in depth: it is being studied, not just presented. Ideally, a case study delves into the meaning and other aspects of a building rather than just documenting it. Buildings take years to realize, some even take decades, and that fact alone points to them deserving in-depth book-length treatments. Granted, not all buildings should have a book devoted to them, but definitely more than have been given the case-study treatment. The fact I included a case study chapter in Buildings in Print, as mentioned above, points to my appreciation of this sub-genre of architecture books but also to the role th...