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Animal Architecture
Jennifer Dewey
Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 1, 1991)Explains how various animals build their distinctive and often amazing shelters using only natural materials, their bodies, and ingenuity
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Architects
Kathleen Manatt
language (Cherry Lake Publishing, Dec. 10, 2013)With a focus on the importance of science and math knowledge, this book describes architectural feats past and present.
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Art and Architecture
Stephen M. Tomecek
eBook (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 2010)Tall buildings dominate the landscape of most major cities, and crowds stare in awe of masterpieces in museums around the world. But how is science involved? Art and Architecture explores some of the scientific principles in sculpture, painting, photography, and the design and construction of buildings. Learn how light creates the colors you see in a painting and how holograms are produced. Discover the history of architecture from the ancient stone pyramids of Egypt to modern structures made from glass and steel. Hands-on activities help bring the science of art and architecture to life with topics ranging from how the forces of tension and compression affect the design of a bridge to how perspective in a drawing can make a picture look more lifelike.
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Architecture today
Charles Jencks
Hardcover (H.N. Abrams, March 15, 1982)Book by Jencks, Charles
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Architecture Today
Charles Jencks
Hardcover (Harry N Abrams Inc, Nov. 1, 1988)Surveys late-modernism, post-modernism, and alternative architectural styles, providing examples of homes, office buildings, museums, churches, and apartment buildings that illustrate each approach
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Architect
Samantha Bell
language (Cherry Lake Publishing, Sept. 15, 2015)Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an architect. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
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Control Architecture #6
Nicole M. Taylor
eBook (EPIC Press, )None
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Art and Architecture
Stephen M. Tomecek
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 2010)Tall buildings dominate the landscape of most major cities, and crowds stare in awe of masterpieces in museums around the world. But how is science involved? Art and Architecture explores some of the scientific principles in sculpture, painting, photography, and the design and construction of buildings. Learn how light creates the colors you see in a painting and how holograms are produced. Discover the history of architecture from the ancient stone pyramids of Egypt to modern structures made from glass and steel. Hands-on activities help bring the science of art and architecture to life with topics ranging from how the forces of tension and compression affect the design of a bridge to how perspective in a drawing can make a picture look more lifelike.
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Art and Architecture
Anne Margaret Wright, Anita Croy
Hardcover (Routledge, Feb. 1, 2009)This text uses an innovative approach to the dynamics of labour's decline and proposes policy initiatives necessary for its revitalization. The book emphasises the need for restructuring of capitalism on a global scale and challenges traditional economic and industrial relations wisdom.
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Architect
Jessica Cohn
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Hi-Lo Must reads, July 1, 2009)Have you ever wondered how a building is designed? Who decides what shape it will take? Who decides what materials it will be made of? Architects are responsible for making these and many other decisions as they design plans for the buildings around us. Learn from real-life architects what it takes to plan a buildingÂ’s construction from the ground up.
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Architect
Samantha Bell
Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2015)Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an architect. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
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Fun with architecture
David Eisen
Paperback (Viking, Aug. 16, 1992)Book by Eisen, David