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Name: Building big
ISBN: 9780395963319

By David Macaulay

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Edition date: 2000
ISBN-13: 9780395963319

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About this book

Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction. As only he can, David Macaulay engages readers' imaginations and gets them thinking about structures they see and use every day -- bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. In Building Big he focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached. Whether a structure is imposing or inspiring, he shows us that common sense and logic play just as important a part in architecture as imagination and technology do. As always, Macaulay inspires readers of all ages to look at their world in a new way.

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Bridges
Skyscrapers
Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Dams
Domes
Architecture
Juvenile literature
Tunnels
Architecture, juvenile literature
Megastructures
Civil engineering
Architecture -- Juvenile literature

Other editions & translations

Building Big Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 2004 · English
ISBN 9780547348438 Get on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
Building Big Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · 2004 · Turtleback · English
ISBN 9780606303064 Get on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
Building Big Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books · 2004 · English
ISBN 9780618465279 Get on Amazon (opens in a new tab)

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Language: English
Subjects: Architecture

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David Macaulay

British-born American illustrator and writer

Born: 2 December 1946

David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations…

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