The book provides an overview of the Western and domestic sociological theory of architecture. The place of the sociology of architecture in the structure of general sociology is considered, its connection with the sociology of the city and systemic sociology. The paper contains materials on the history of creation and areas of research of the main Western schools of sociology of architecture, an analysis of the features of the domestic approach is carried out. The Appendices contain the main original texts devoted to the sociology of architecture, some of them are published in Russian for the first time. The book is intended for architects and sociologists involved in the sociology of the city and the sociology of architecture. It can be used in educational process.